Have bacteria won?
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Word Count
36,500 words, Guess
Page Count
146 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100745690793
- ISBN-100745690807
- ISBN-139780745690797
- ISBN-139780745690803
- Library of Congress Control Number2015016898
and 5 more
- OCLC Control Number931147276
- Better World Books9780745690803
- Better World Books9780745690797
- Better World BooksP8-AYD-831
- Open LibraryOL27208552M
Classifications
- DDC579.3
- LCCQR75 .P36 2016
- LCCQR75 .P36 2015
and 1 more
- LCCQR75.P36 2015
Description
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. -- Provided by publisher.
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