Book
Invincible Microbe: Tuberculosis and the Never-Ending Search for a Cure
by Jim Murphy
- Published
- 2012
- Genre
- Biography
- Pages
- 149
- Words
- 22972
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 9.5
- AR interest level
- MG — middle grades, 4–8
- Lexile
- 1200L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 10–17
This "biography" of tuberculosis is an account of the diagnosis, treatment, and "cure" of the disease over time, and the social history of an illness that could strike anywhere but was most prevalent among the poor. The coauthor is Alison Blank.
Collections
ALSC Notables
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780618535743
- ISBN-10
- 0618535748
Tags
ALSC NotablesBiographyFamily Life-IllnessHistory-World HistoryMedicalNonfictionScience-BiologySocial Issues-Poverty