Author John Green explains why "Everything Is Tuberculosis"

You may think tuberculosis is an antique disease -- something that happens somewhere else, in the past, or in a distant place. But tuberculosis is the most deadly infectious disease in the world. Author John Green joins to discuss his new non-fiction book "Everything Is Tuberculosis."

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Author John Green explains why "Everything Is Tuberculosis"

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