Everything is tuberculosis

In this popular science book, the author of the bestsellers The Fault in Our Stars and Paper Towns focuses on the deadliest disease in human history – tuberculosis. In his unique narrative style, he describes not only the history of the disease but also the long-standing efforts of scientists to find an effective cure. Through the contemporary story of a boy from Sierra Leone, he shows that the difficult fight against this insidious disease, which in the past has struck down the famous and the nameless of this world alike, is far from over.