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Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
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John Green, acclaimed author and passionate advocate for global healthcare reform, tells a deeply human story illuminating the fight against the world’s deadliest infectious disease. Signed edition
“The real magic of Green’s writing is the deeply considerate, human touch that goes into every word.” –The Associated Press
″Told with the intelligence, wit, and tragedy that have become hallmarks of the author’s work.... This is the story of us.” –Slate
“Earnest and empathetic.” –The New York Times
Tuberculosis has been entwined with humanity for millennia. Once romanticized as a malady of poets, today tuberculosis is seen as a disease of poverty that walks the trails of injustice and inequity we blazed for it.
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.
John Green, acclaimed author and passionate advocate for global healthcare reform, tells a deeply human story illuminating the fight against the world’s deadliest infectious disease. Signed edition
“The real magic of Green’s writing is the deeply considerate, human touch that goes into every word.” –The Associated Press
″Told with the intelligence, wit, and tragedy that have become hallmarks of the author’s work.... This is the story of us.” –Slate
“Earnest and empathetic.” –The New York Times
Tuberculosis has been entwined with humanity for millennia. Once romanticized as a malady of poets, today tuberculosis is seen as a disease of poverty that walks the trails of injustice and inequity we blazed for it.
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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a nice entry level narrative into tuberculosis and more generally, social determinants of health. would recommend to non-ph friends for sure.
Eye opening book on a topic I was truly unaware of. Green's storytelling easily conveys facts and what actions are needed while following the story of Henry. Glad I read this.
"Everything is Tuberculosis" by John Green is one of those rare books that manages to be both heartbreaking and hopeful at the same time. Green takes a subject many of us rarely think about and makes it urgent, human, and unforgettable.
One of my favorite lines is: “When we know about suffering, when we are proximal to it, we are capable of extraordinary generosity. We can do and be so much for each other—but only when we see one another in our full humanity, not as statistics or problems, but as people who deserve to be alive in the world.”
That sentence alone is worth sitting with, and it’s just one example of the way this book combines empathy with knowledge. Reading it reminded me that change is possible when we recognize each other fully as human beings.
I honestly think everyone should read this book, and I’d love to see it taught in schools. It has the power to change how people perceive the world and how they perceive one another. It’s also a fantastic choice for book clubs, as it opens up conversations about compassion, justice, and what we owe to one another.
I wouldn't necessarily call this book everything and all about Tuberculosis as it gives the authors more personal experience and knowledge concerning this disease. It does have a brief history of consumption and tuberculosis with the journey of a few cases that tug on the heart string. I would say I walked away with new learnings but not with a deeper knowledge of the disease nor a desire to learn more.
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