Observing tuberculosis at centurys end 2004, and he has published more than twenty articles and book chapters on. Sanatoriums for the poor and the eradication of consumption. Review of the book consumed in the city observing tuberculosis at centurys end paul draus 2004 temple university press 304 pp isbn. Short course referring to the central role in the strategy of direct observation. Consumed in the city observing tuberculosis at centurys end by james e. As a public health field worker assigned to control tuberculosis in new york and chicago in the 1990s, paul draus encountered the horrible effects of tuberculosis resurgence in urban areas, and the intersections of disease, blight, and poverty. Tuberculosis is an infectious disease with a long and established association with human populations. It is impossible, draus argues, to treat and eliminate tuberculosis without also treating the social ills that underlie the. There is general agreement that consumption, the common name for tuberculosis in its. Reflections on a plural problematic at the centurys end.
Its not only hard to treat its extremely contagious. Drug resistant tb is predicted to steadily spread in 4 countries read online for free. Mckinney published march 1, 2005 citation information. On the basis of the observation of a lower rate of mortality due to. Consumed in the citygrows out of his experiences and offers a persuasive case for thinking aboutand treating tuberculosis as an inseparable component. In late 1993, i accepted a job working with tuberculosis patients back in chicago, the city where i was born. Consumed in the city observing tuberculosis at centurys end james e.
The case numbers are already high in certain countries. New york citys bureau of tuberculosis control was rendered. Drug resistant tb is predicted to steadily spread in 4. In some cities, a diagnosis of tb gave public officials cause to invade and.
Mckinney proceedings of the national academy of sciences of the united states of america. Toward the end of the nineteenth century, long after death rates from. Consumption, phthisis and the white plague are all terms used to refer to tuberculosis. Paul joseph draus how the new tuberculosis epidemic and urban life collide. Consumed in the city grows out of his experiences and offers a persuasive case for thinking aboutand treating tuberculosis as an inseparable component of the scourges of poverty, homelessness, aids, and drug abuse.