*``Who knew the biography of a germ could be so fascinating?``-- Kirkus Reviews, starred review This is the story of a killer that has been striking people down for thousands of years: tuberculosis.
The ``biography`` of this deadly germ and the social history of an illness that coul.
After centuries of ineffective treatments, the microorganism that causes TB was identified and the Cure was thought to be within reach--but drug-resistant varieties continue to plague and panic the human race. *``Who knew the biography of a germ could be so fascinating?``-- Kirkus Reviews, starred review This is the story of a killer that has been striking people down for thousands of years: tuberculosis