Have Bacteria Won?
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2015
Polity Press (Verlag)
978-0-7456-9080-3 (ISBN)
Polity Press (Verlag)
978-0-7456-9080-3 (ISBN)
Today, we are far less likely to die from infection than at any other time in history, but still we worry about epidemics, the menace of antibiotic resistance and modern 'plagues' like Ebola. In this timely new book, eminent bacteriologist Hugh Pennington explores why these fears remain and why they are unfounded.
Today, we are far less likely to die from infection than at any other time in history, but still we worry about epidemics, the menace of antibiotic resistance and modern 'plagues' like Ebola.
In this timely new book, eminent bacteriologist Hugh Pennington explores why these fears remain and why they are unfounded. He reports on outright victories (such as smallpox), battles where the enemy is on its last stand (polio), surprise attacks from vegetarian bats (Ebola, SARS) and demented cows (BSE). Qualified optimism, he argues, is the message for the future but the battles will go on forever.
Today, we are far less likely to die from infection than at any other time in history, but still we worry about epidemics, the menace of antibiotic resistance and modern 'plagues' like Ebola.
In this timely new book, eminent bacteriologist Hugh Pennington explores why these fears remain and why they are unfounded. He reports on outright victories (such as smallpox), battles where the enemy is on its last stand (polio), surprise attacks from vegetarian bats (Ebola, SARS) and demented cows (BSE). Qualified optimism, he argues, is the message for the future but the battles will go on forever.
Hugh Pennington is Emeritus Professor of Bacteriology at the University of Aberdeen. He has worked for the UK, Scottish and Welsh governments as an expert on microbiology and food safety, and was a founder member of the World Food Programme Technical Advisory Group.
Introduction
Chapter 1: Why Are We So Worried About Bacteria?
Chapter 2: Victories
Chapter 3: The Advance of the Mutants, and Other Novelties
Chapter 4: How Our Actions Help Bacteria to Win Some Battles
Chapter 5: Politics
Conclusion
References
| Reihe/Serie | New Human Frontiers - Polity |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 125 x 191 mm |
| Gewicht | 168 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie | |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Bildungstheorie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7456-9080-7 / 0745690807 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7456-9080-3 / 9780745690803 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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