Invincible Microbe: Tuberculosis and the Never-Ending Search for a Cure by Alison Blank, Jim Murphy

Invincible Microbe: Tuberculosis and the Never-Ending Search for a Cure

Alison Blank, Jim Murphy

160 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction history middle grade science challenging informative medium-paced
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This is the story of a killer that has been striking people down for thousands of years: tuberculosis. After centuries of ineffective treatments, the microorganism that causes TB was identified, and the cure was thought to be within reach—but drug...

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