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The White Plague: Tuberculosis, Man, and Society / by René and Jean Dubos is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The White Plague: Tuberculosis, Man, and Society / about?
DuBos et. al. examine the social aspects of the TB epidemic, along with some of the biological factors. They show how TB was romaticized, how it was portrayed as a demon coming to rob the healthy of life, and how it sparked scientific invention - in particular the stethescope. The introduction is wonderful as it lays out the basic parts of the book.
Who reads The White Plague: Tuberculosis, Man, and Society /?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- René and Jean Dubos
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press,
- Published
- 1952
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780813512235
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Medical, History, Infectious Diseases
- Rating
- 3.87 / 5 (39 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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