Antibiotics: What Everyone Needs to Know®

Antibiotics: What Everyone Needs to Know®
ISBN-10
0190663413
ISBN-13
9780190663414
Series
Antibiotics
Category
Medical
Pages
304
Language
English
Published
2019
Publisher
What Everyone Needs to Know(r)
Author
Mary E. Wilson

Description

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.

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