Antibiotics what everyone needs to know
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? This examines the personal and societal implications of our planet's most important -- and fr...
| Main Author: | Wilson, Mary E. (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2019]
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| Series: |
What everyone needs to know.
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| Summary: |
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? This 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. |
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| Physical Description: |
xxv, 401 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780190663407 0190663405 9780190663414 0190663413 |
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