Drug resistance
By: Caroline Green
Series: 21st century science
Publisher: Ticktock
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Tunbridge Wells
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781848981072
Subjects: Drug resistance in microorganisms; Juvenile literature
Description: What happens when drugs stop working? How do bacteria mutate? Do antibiotics contribute to the rise in resistant bugs? Packed with pictures and first-hand accounts, this book explores the science of drug resistance and what it means in the world today.
Table of contents: title: A return to the dark ages; title: The bugs fight back; title: Revenge of the "superbugs"; title: Under the microsocpe. The world of the microbe ; Sharing the world ; Evolution over time; title: The antibiotic revolution. Development of antibiotics ; The discovery of antibiotics ; The golden age of antibiotics ; A wave of optimism; title: New strategies. Microbes fight back ; The misuse of antibiotics ; Getting ill in hospital; title: Environmental dangers. Resistance and the environment ; The environmental connection ; Is the world 'antibacterial crazy'?; title: Fighting disease. Old enemies, new invaders ; MRSA, superbug ; Emerging threats ; HIV/AIDS ; Malaria; title: Taking control. Finding a solution ; Playing a vital role ; Fighting MRSA; title: Prevention and cure. Looking to the future ; Resistance and HIV/AIDS ; Preventing malaria ; The rogue's gallery of microbes ; Where do we go from here?