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The Antibiotic Paradox
Stuart B. Levy
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Description for The Antibiotic Paradox
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: PD. .
}The discovery of antibiotics heralded medicines triumph over previously fatal diseases that once destroyed entire civilizationsthus earning their reputation as miracle drugs. But today, the terrifying reality of antibiotic-resistant bacteria resulting from our widespread misuse of antibiotics forewarns us that the miracle may be coming to an end. The seemingly innocent consumer who demands antibiotics to treat nonbacterial diseases such as the common cold or plays doctor by saving old prescriptions for later use is paving the way for a future of antibiotic failure. What harm can it do? is a popular refrain of people worldwide as they pop ... Read more
}The discovery of antibiotics heralded medicines triumph over previously fatal diseases that once destroyed entire civilizationsthus earning their reputation as miracle drugs. But today, the terrifying reality of antibiotic-resistant bacteria resulting from our widespread misuse of antibiotics forewarns us that the miracle may be coming to an end. The seemingly innocent consumer who demands antibiotics to treat nonbacterial diseases such as the common cold or plays doctor by saving old prescriptions for later use is paving the way for a future of antibiotic failure. What harm can it do? is a popular refrain of people worldwide as they pop ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Da Capo Books
Language
English
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
279
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780306443312
SKU
V9780306443312
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
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