The Microbes Fight Back: Antibiotic Resistance
The Microbes Fight Back: Antibiotic Resistance Antibiotics are familiar drugs to us all, so familiar that we may take them for granted. Many antibiotics have now become ineffective against common…
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The Microbes Fight Back: Antibiotic Resistance
Antibiotics are familiar drugs to us all, so familiar that we may take them for granted. Many antibiotics have now become ineffective against common diseases, and there are few alternative treatments to replace them. They allow us to survive life-threatening infections, and allow us to protect the animals we farm for food.
This book begins by looking back at how infectious diseases, such as smallpox and the plague, were able to wreak havoc on populations before the discovery of the first antibiotics. In this topical popular science book, Laura Bowater, Professor of Microbiology Education and Engagement at Norwich Medical School, considers the past, present and uncertain future of antibiotics. These then revolutionised the medical world.
In an engaging and accessible style, Professor Bowater takes the reader through how antibiotics are made, how bacteria are able to mutate and develop
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