The modern epidemic : a history of tuberculosis in Japan /

Johnston explains how tuberculosis became a devastating epidemic in Japan, killing millions of people in the past century. He describes the disease, its symptoms and transmission, the epidemic stages in Japan, and its effect on society and industry. He discusses in great detail the rise and decline of the epidemic, and how tuberculosis is an object of stigma in Japanese society. Johnston then examines the role of tuberculosis in modern Japanese literature, and in the last part of the book, discusses the control, therapy, and prevention of the disease. Not only a story of the disease in Japan but also a study of epidemics in general. Excellent bibliography, glossary, and index. All levels. R. F. Gehrig Russell Sage College