Must We All Die?

Alaska's Enduring Struggle with Tuberculosis

von Robert Fortuine

306 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Alaska Natives have struggled with the 'white plague' of tuberculosis for centuries. At last, physician and historian Robert Fortuine brings their story to light. He provides a comprehensive account of tuberculosis from its earliest occurrence in prehistory through the latest outbreaks, made more threatening by HIV/AIDS. Fortuine describes the courage and self-sacrifice of itinerant nurses who endured challenging and often dangerous conditions, as well as the efforts of doctors who fought cuts in funding as valiantly as they battled for the lives of their patients. > "Must We All Die?" is an encyclopedic contribution to the history of medicine and a tribute to those who fought tuberculosis and to the Alaska Natives who endured a cruel disease that destroyed families and ravaged villages.

• Reihe: University of Alaska Press
• ISBN: 9781646426799
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 15.10.2024
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Univ of Chicago behalf of U of Alaska Press