The return of the white plague: global poverty and the 'new' tuberculosis.

摘要: As fear and paranoia about chemical weapons bio-terrorism are ratcheted up by Western governments, a global health catastrophe threatens to undermine all efforts eradicate poverty human suffering. The resurgence of old diseases such as tuberculosis malaria, along with the spread new HIV, already having devastating consequences for ever increasing numbers people worldwide. Tuberculosis, disease destined recently thirty years ago complete eradication, is now back on increase: total one third world's population infected TB bacillus, currently killing around two million each year. Contrary popular belief, epidemic not confined sub-Saharan Africa parts Asia; reflecting divide between rich poor everywhere, outbreaks have occurred in London New York, prevalence alarmingly high Eastern Europe Russia. This book provides an international survey current thought control tuberculosis, covering historical, social, political, medical aspects crisis. While contributors may differ their opinions over specific treatments or policy strategies, agreed overriding thesis this - that most telling indictments failure political economic institutions improve lives ordinary people.