Invincible Microbe: Tuberculosis and the Never-Ending Search for a Cure
by Murphy, Jim
ALA Notable/Best BooksCommunicable DiseasesNSTA/CBC Outstanding Science2012 Summer ElementaryJunior Library Guild SelectionCanadian Children's Book CentreMedicine
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AR Book Level
9.5
AR Points
4
Word Count
22,972
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
151890 EN
About this book
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.
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