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Author John Green meets a young tuberculosis patient

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John Green's new book explores the history of the bacterial disease, highlighting its impact in different eras of history.

Green 's latest book Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection (Crash Course Books , 2025 ) In this day and age, Green argues that injustice is the root cause of TB cases.

In " Everything Is Tuberculosis ," John Green tells the story of Henry Reider , a tuberculosis patient in Sierra Leone .

Green interweaves Henry 's story with scientific and social histories of how tuberculosis has shaped our world.

Green is the New York Times bestselling author of " Paper Towns ," " The Fault in Our Stars ," " Turtles All the Way Down ".

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