Tuberculosis: The White Plague!

by Miriam Aronin

In the 1700s, cities in Europe and North America were expanding quickly, and many people lived in tiny, cramped homes and tenement buildings. During this time, tuberculosis (TB) outbreaks were common--and deadly. Between 1700 and 1900, TB killed about 1 billion people around the world. Why? In the 1880s, a German doctor discovered that TB was caused by tiny germs that could spread whenever a person suffering from the illness coughed or sneezed--or...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1936088061
• ISBN13: 9781936088065
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Bearport Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.2" x 10.4"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9