Building resistance : children, tuberculosis, and the Toronto sanatorium /
"In 1882, Robert Koch determined that tuberculosis was an infectious disease caused by a bacterium. In Canada, tuberculosis was a widespread, endemic disease and many children were infected in their youth, often within their family homes. Ongoing concerns led to the rise of modern, scientific h...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago :
McGill-Queen's University Press,
[2018]
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| Series: | desLibris. Books collection.
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1813162 |
Table of Contents:
- Building bodies of resistance
- The Toronto sanatorium : the context
- Guarded hopes and difficult truths : children, families, and the sanatorium
- Tuberculosis and the body : biology, beliefs, and experience
- Blood and oxygen : building bodies of resistance
- From collapse to cure : the modern therapeutics
- Children and the Sanatorium : conduct sheets and report cards
- Tuberculosis support and philanthropy
- Conclusion.