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Author:   Kathryn Lougheed
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Sigma
Weight:   0.399kg
ISBN:  

9781472930330

ISBN 10:   1472930339
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   15 June 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Bringing the Dead Back to Life – Diagnosing TB in ancient remains 2. Growing Up Together– How Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Homo sapiens co-evolved 3. Populating the Planet– How TB spread around the world, and continues to do so today 4. Altered Evolution – How the human immune system has been shaped through natural selection by TB 5. Leaving Scars – TB doesn’t induce natural immunity, so vaccination doesn't work 6. The Patient Pathogen – Mycobacterium tuberculosis can enter into a state of hibernation in the human lung 7. The Drugs Don’t Work – How do you kill something that is barely alive? 8. Killing the Unkillable – New drugs for bad bugs 9. Third-world London – How TB is creeping in through the cracks 10. Pale and Beautiful – Changing attitudes towards TB 10. My Cat Infected Me with TB – TB in the news 11. The People Behind the Disease – Personal stories of TB survival and recovery 12. A Losing Battle? – How are we going to win the war against TB?

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Kathryn Lougheed gives an illuminating tour of TB past and present, explaining why it has once again become the world's leading infectious killer and describing the myriad reasons why we have still not defeated it. -- Mike Mandelbaum, Chief Executive, TB Alert Tuberculosis is currently the leading cause of infectious deaths across the world and has proven difficult to address with drugs or vaccines. Kathryn Lougheed pulls back the curtain on this forgotten pandemic and reveals the biology of a pathogen that has achieved world domination in an engaging, accessible and yes, occasionally even humorous fashion. -- Sarah Fortune, MS, Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Kathryn Lougheed conveys the excitement and frustrations of cutting edge research in a convivial and accessible manner that will delight and inform both specialist and non-specialist readers. -- Douglas B. Young, Fleming Professor of Medical Microbiology, Imperial College London

Author Information

Kathryn Lougheed worked in tuberculosis research for more than ten years, focusing on the biological mechanisms of latent tuberculosis and small molecule drug discovery. She completed her PhD at Imperial College London in 2006, before moving to the National Institute for Medical Research where she collaborated with industrial partners to develop inhibitors targeted against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, followed by further research at Imperial. During her career, Kathryn published dozens of peer-reviewed papers and was an active member of the tuberculosis research community. Now a science writer, The Robber of Youth is her first book. @ilovebacteria / germzoo.blogspot.co.uk/

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