In 2019, author John Green met Henry Reider, a young tuberculosis patient at Lakka Government Hospital in Sierra Leone. John became fast friends with Henry, a boy with spindly legs and a big, goofy smile. In the years since that first visit to Lakka, Green has become a vocal advocate for increased access to treatment and wider awareness of the healthcare inequities that allow this curable, preventable infectious disease to also be the deadliest, killing over a million people every year.
In Everything Is Tuberculosis, John tells Henry’s story, woven through with the scientific and social histories of how tuberculosis has shaped our world—and how our choices will shape the future of tuberculosis.
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First line:
Around the turn of the nineteenth century, the Scottish tinkerer and chemist James Watt began working on a new project.
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Source:
Source:
audiobook from Library
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Publisher:
Publisher:
Crash Course Books and Listening Library
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Rating:
5 Hospitals out of 5
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John Green tells an easy to understand story that covers not just the history of Tuberculosis but also why it continues to be the deadliest disease in the world. Green has weaved the stories of historical figures, modern people that he has met and interviewed, and science to show this story.
I found myself not wanting to pause this book and found it particularly interesting as a healthcare professional. Green narrating this book himself adds a personal touch that allowed me to connect that much more with the story.
I highly recommend this book to everyone, even if non-fiction is usually not your jam (it's not usually mine and I loved this book).
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