Grade 6-12-A fine overview of a once-feared and deadly disease that had been virtually conquered in America. Antibiotics developed in the '40s caused the incidents of new cases to decrease dramatically; by the mid-'80s, the organizations mounted to fight the disease had been dismantled. Today, TB is again front-page news. What happened? The Silversteins briefly but thoroughly explain the causes, symptoms, and treatments in a historical and contemporary context. They discusss the many problems associated with TB-poverty, AIDS, getting people into treatment and keeping them there, the rights of patients, the rights of society, and prevention. The chapter notes and further reading list draw heavily from current newspaper and periodical articles. There is a TB timeline and a list of associations with addresses and phone numbers appended.
