Antibiotics LIB/e What Everyone Needs to Know |
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Author:
| Wilson, Mary E. |
Read by:
| Durante, Emily |
Series title: | The What Everyone Needs to Know Series LIB/e Ser. |
ISBN: | 979-8-200-26006-5 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2021 |
Publisher: | Tantor Media, Incorporated
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Imprint: | Tantor Audio |
Book Format: | CD-Audio |
List Price: | USD $24.99 |
Book Description:
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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...
More DescriptionVirtually 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.