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The Bioarchaeology of Tuberculosis. A Global View on a Reemerging Disease.
Roberts, Charlotte A.; Buikstra, Jane E.
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Paperback. Though apparently in decline during the first half of the 20th century, tuberculosis has reawakened in both developed and developing countries, particularly among susceptible populations with immunodeficiency disorders. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HDW; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Tuberculosis has plagued humans and animals for thousands of years. Though apparently in decline with the advent of effective chemotherapy and improved living conditions, sanitation, and diet during the first half of the 20th century, TB has reawakened in both developed and developing countries, particularly among susceptible populations with immunodeficiency disorders. These authors offer a detailed study of the history of this persistent and important infectious disease, covering its etiology, epidemiology, and pathogenesis.
Beginning with a discussion of the epidemiology, clinical signs and symptoms of tuberculosis, and skeletal changes associated with it, Roberts and Buikstra examine evidence for the ... Read more
Tuberculosis has plagued humans and animals for thousands of years. Though apparently in decline with the advent of effective chemotherapy and improved living conditions, sanitation, and diet during the first half of the 20th century, TB has reawakened in both developed and developing countries, particularly among susceptible populations with immunodeficiency disorders. These authors offer a detailed study of the history of this persistent and important infectious disease, covering its etiology, epidemiology, and pathogenesis.
Beginning with a discussion of the epidemiology, clinical signs and symptoms of tuberculosis, and skeletal changes associated with it, Roberts and Buikstra examine evidence for the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813032696
SKU
V9780813032696
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About Roberts, Charlotte A.; Buikstra, Jane E.
Charlotte Roberts, reader in archaeology at the University of Durham, is the coauthor of The Archaeology of Disease and Health and Disease in Britain: Prehistory to the Present. Jane Buikstra is Leslie Spier Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico.
Reviews for The Bioarchaeology of Tuberculosis. A Global View on a Reemerging Disease.
An excellent book on a topic of more than academic interest. - Anthropological Science ""Anyone interested in infectious diseases, however knowledgeable, will put down this book having learned something new.... Roberts and Buikstra have compiled what is for now the definitive work on the subject." — Journal of the History of Medicine "Truly comprehensive in scope,... This remarkably well ... Read more