The Bioarchaeology of Tuberculosis: A Global View on a Reemerging Disease

369 Pages·2003·5.814 MB·English

by  Charlotte Roberts, Jane Buikstra

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THE
BIOA R C H A EOLO GY
OF T U BER C U LO SIS
A Global View on a
Reemerging Disease
Charlotte A. Roberts
and
Jane E. Buikstra
University Press of Florida
Gainesville/Tallahassee/Tampa/Boca Raton
Pensacola/Orlando/Miami/Jacksonville/Ft. Myers
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THE
BIOARCHAEOLOGY
OF TUBERCULOSIS
Florida A&M University, Tallahassee Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton
Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers Florida International University, Miami
Florida State University, Tallahassee University of Central Florida, Orlando
University of Florida, Gainesville University of North Florida, Jacksonville
University of South Florida, Tampa University of West Florida, Pensacola
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THE
BIOA R C H A EOLO GY
OF T U BER C U LO SIS
A Global View on a
Reemerging Disease
Charlotte A. Roberts
and
Jane E. Buikstra
University Press of Florida
Gainesville/Tallahassee/Tampa/Boca Raton
Pensacola/Orlando/Miami/Jacksonville/Ft. Myers
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Copyright 2003 by Charlotte A. Roberts and Jane E. Buikstra
Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper
All rights reserved
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Roberts, Charlotte A.
The bioarchaeology of tuberculosis: a global view on a reemerging disease / Charlotte A.
Roberts and Jane E. Buikstra.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8130-2643-1 (cloth: alk. paper)
1. Tuberculosis–History. 2. Tuberculosis–Epidemiology. 3. Paleopathology. I.
Buikstra, Jane E. II. Title.
RA644.T7R58 2003
616.9′95′009–dc21 2003042635
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System of Florida, comprising Florida A&M University, Florida Atlantic University, Florida
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To the women of Africa burdened by both tuberculosis and HIV;
Keith Manchester, whose enthusiasm for palaeopathology
at the outset guided Charlotte into this field; and
Gerrett B. (Grandpa) Buikstra, whose encouragement
was essential to Jane’s choice of career.
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CON T EN TS
List of Figures ix
List of Tables xiii
Preface xvii
Acknowledgments xxi
1. Reemerging Infectious Diseases
Tuberculosis Is One of Many
1
2. Tuberculosis
A Disease of Poverty and More
44
3. Tuberculosis in the Old World
Absence of Evidence Is Not Evidence of Absence
87
4. Tuberculosis in the New World
An Interpretative Challenge
187
5. To Cure Sometimes, to Relieve Often, to
Comfort Always
The Written and Illustrative Evidence for Tuberculosis,
ItsDiagnosis, and Its Treatment
214
6. The White Plague Continues
262
Glossary 273
Bibliography 279
Index 333
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FIGURES
..
Tuberculosis alert campaign 3
..
Person sneezing showing the droplets created 7
..
“No Spitting” sign, Oakworth Station, West Yorkshire 8
..
Possible course of events following primary infection with the
tubercle bacillus 9
..
U-shaped curve of concern 18
..
The types of tuberculosis, risk factors, and vulnerable groups
(Vietnamese population) 27
..
The Piot model of the treatment process in tuberculosis 33
..
Personal and environmental factors affecting drug compliance in
India 38
..
Estimation of the protection effect of BCG vaccination 41
..
The Brontë sisters, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne 53
..
Relationship between four indices of poverty and rate of
tuberculosis 59
..
Average number of hours of bright sunshine per day in the British
Isles 65
..
Mean daily sunshine: England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern
Ireland 66
..
Seasonal trends in deaths in London, 1845–74 66
..
Relative movement of tuberculosis across the globe,
1800–1850 67
..
Relative movement of tuberculosis across the globe,
1950–90 67
..
Temporary accommodation for migrant workers in India 68
..
Miners of Kuttenberg, by Matthaus of Kuttenberg, c. 1490 70
..
Collecting cocoons and weaving silk 73
..
Dairy produce for pastoralists in Xingjiang, China 76
..
Dung piles and yurts, Xingjiang, China 77
..
Skeletal distribution of tuberculosis 90
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