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Author Day, Nancy, 1953-

Title Killer superbugs : the story of drug-resistant diseases / Nancy Day.

Publication Info. Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, [2001]
©2001

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 East Windsor, Library Association of Warehouse Point - Young Adult  YA 616.01 DAY    Check Shelf
Description 128 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series Issues in focus
Issues in focus (Hillside, N.J.)
Bibliography "Further Reading": page 123.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary Not so long ago, antibiotics were considered miracle cures. The introduction of penicillin turned once fatal infections into minor problems. Tuberculosis, a fatal disease of the early twentieth century, seemed to disappear. But the appearance of microbes that are highly resistant to antibiotics in the late twentieth century meant that minor health problems were major again, & tuberculosis re-entered the scene. Author Nancy Day explains the history of antibiotics & how bacteria & protozoas have become resistant to antibiotic treatment. Day also discusses the fight against the overuse & abuse that have made antibiotic less effective.
Contents Antibiotic resistance -- Super bugs: Killer bacteria and viruses -- Magic bullets: Antibiotics as miracle drugs -- Antibiotics: Too much of a good thing? -- Antibiotics and food -- Doctors fight back -- A look toward the future.
Study Program Accelerated Reader AR UG 9.7 4.0 52802.
Subject Drug resistance in microorganisms -- Juvenile literature.
Drug resistance in microorganisms.
Drug Resistance, Microbial -- Popular Works.
Anti-Bacterial Agents -- therapeutic use -- Popular Works.
Bacteria -- drug effects -- Popular Works.
Bacterial Infections -- drug therapy -- Popular Works.
Viruses -- drug effects -- Popular Works.
ISBN 0766015882 hardcover
9780766015883 hardcover
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