Antibiotics: What Everyone Needs to Know(r)

by Wilson, Mary E.
ISBN: 9780190663407
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Overview

Virtually everyone has taken antibiotics. They can be lifesavers -- and they can be useless. What are they? How are they used? And what happens as the effectiveness of antibiotics continues to decline?

Antibiotics: What Everyone Needs to Know(R) examines the personal and societal implications of our planet's most important -- and frequently misused -- medications. In a question-and-answer format, it unpacks the most complicated aspects of this issue, including: How antibiotics are used (and overused) in humans, plants, and livestock; the causes and consequences of bacterial resistance to antibiotics; how the globalized world enables antibiotic resistance to spread quickly; and the difficult decisions ahead for both medical care and the food system.

Grounded in the latest scientific research and crafted for general readers, Antibiotics: What Everyone Needs to Know(R) offers a clear-eyed overview of where we are, and what the future holds, as antibiotics lose their power.

  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Wilson, Mary E.
  • ISBN: 9780190663407
  • Condition: New
  • Dimensions: 8.20 x 1.30
  • Number Of Pages: 432
  • Publication Year: 2019
Language: English