Book cover for The Forgotten Plague: How The Battle Against Tuberculosis Was Won - And Lost by Frank Ryan

The Forgotten Plague

How The Battle Against Tuberculosis Was Won - And Lost

1994 Released
488 Pages
8-12 Hours
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Back Bay BooksISBN 9780316763813

Ryan, a physician, offers a history of the cure for tuberculosis, including accounts of the people and scientists involved. The final chapter spells out a renewed threat in the congruence of AIDS and tuberculosis.

Frank Ryan

Originally qualified as a doctor, Frank Ryan is now one of the pioneers of the role of viruses in evolution. He was recently made Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences at the University of Sheffiled, with the express purpose of developing his evolutionary concepts and helping to translate evolutionary science into medicine. He is the author of four general books, including a New York Times NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR (Tuberculosis).

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