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- catalog abstract "Even midway through the twentieth century, no one believed a cure to TB would ever be discovered. This book tells the remarkable story of men and women who saw their work as a fundamental struggle for human welfare, and who refused to give up their vision.".
- catalog alternative "Tuberculosis, the greatest story never told".
- catalog contributor b4601231.
- catalog created "c1993.".
- catalog date "1993".
- catalog date "c1993.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1993.".
- catalog description "Even midway through the twentieth century, no one believed a cure to TB would ever be discovered. This book tells the remarkable story of men and women who saw their work as a fundamental struggle for human welfare, and who refused to give up their vision.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 421-449) and index.".
- catalog description "pt. I. America. The reign of terror -- The lines of battle -- New Jersey -- The philosopher-scientist -- The cranberry bog bacillus -- pt. II. Europe. One of three survivors -- The Prontosil miracle -- Visionaries -- One small candle -- Triumph and tragedy -- pt. III. The great cure. New beginnings -- A phoenix from the ashes of Elberfeld -- Streptomycin -- First cures -- Hearing God thinking -- Storm clouds over Gothenburg -- Life and death -- The order of the atoms -- Premature celebrations -- The battle is won -- Glory and controversy -- pt. IV. The time bomb. An alliance of terror.".
- catalog extent "xix, 460 p., [8] p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "0316763802 :".
- catalog identifier "0316763810 (pbk.)".
- catalog identifier "9780316763813 (pbk.)".
- catalog issued "1993".
- catalog issued "c1993.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Boston : Little, Brown,".
- catalog subject "614.5/42/09 20".
- catalog subject "Antitubercular Agents history.".
- catalog subject "RC310 .R9 1993".
- catalog subject "Tuberculosis History.".
- catalog subject "Tuberculosis history.".
- catalog subject "WF 11 R988 1992".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. I. America. The reign of terror -- The lines of battle -- New Jersey -- The philosopher-scientist -- The cranberry bog bacillus -- pt. II. Europe. One of three survivors -- The Prontosil miracle -- Visionaries -- One small candle -- Triumph and tragedy -- pt. III. The great cure. New beginnings -- A phoenix from the ashes of Elberfeld -- Streptomycin -- First cures -- Hearing God thinking -- Storm clouds over Gothenburg -- Life and death -- The order of the atoms -- Premature celebrations -- The battle is won -- Glory and controversy -- pt. IV. The time bomb. An alliance of terror.".
- catalog title "The forgotten plague : how the battle against tuberculosis was won--and lost / Frank Ryan.".
- catalog title "Tuberculosis, the greatest story never told".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".