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...

詳細記述

書誌詳細
第一著者: Burke, Stacie (Stacie D. A.) (著者)
フォーマット: Licensed eBooks
言語:英語
出版事項: Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2018]
シリーズ:desLibris. Books collection.
オンライン・アクセス:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1813162
目次:
  • 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.