| Antibiotics: What Everyone Needs to Know Contributor(s): Wilson, Mary E. (Author), Durante, Emily (Read by) |
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ISBN: ISBN-13: 9798200260072 Publisher: Tantor Audio OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: April 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Infection Control - Medical | Public Health - Medical | Education & Training |
| Dewey: 615.329 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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 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 offers a clear-eyed overview of where we are, and what the future holds, as antibiotics lose their power. |