Blowing in the Wind: Drug-Resistant TB and the Poor
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (510 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1500545384 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 616 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Everything is well researched, making for an overall assessment of the pandemic from a variety of angles – historical, biomedical, economic, ethical and socio-political – all of which impinge on the current global rates of disease. The scene is set with documentary evidence interspersed by historical anecdotes. For those who know little about today’s TB pandemic, Blowing in the Wind will be sure to shock as much as it informs. Close behind them come penetrating critical analyses, one after the other, each one evaluating the way the disease is being managed today. What emerges is deeply worrying: an already-existing drug-resistant pandemic that, for complex reasons, remains largely invisible, relatively ignored and seriously underestimated. Meanwhile in the hotspots where the disease is still common the all- too-frequently untreatable new variant forms of the disease are smouldering ominously. But it also poses many inconvenie
Thorough, terrifying and inspiring! Chloe Drug resistant TB has somehow evaded the spotlight in the same way it has evaded our efforts to contain it. Merlin Young explains not only how this terrible disease has evolved but how it has shaped the evolution of our society as well. More importantly, he explores the complex social and economical factors which have allowed Drug resistant TB to thrive despite the current treatments available. This book delves