Superbugs / Tamara Thompson, book editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Thompson, Tamara, editor.

Series:

At issue. Health.

At issue. Health

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug resistance in microorganisms.

Bacteria.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages).

Place of Publication:

Farmington Hills, Mich. : Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, [2016]

Summary:

"Books in Greenhaven Press's At Issue series focus a wide range of viewpoints onto a single controversial issue, providing in-depth discussions by leading advocates, a quick grounding in the issues, and a challenge to critical thinking skills."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. How lethal bacteria evolve to survive / Brian Krans

2. The overuse of antibiotics in humans creates drug-resistant superbugs / National Institutes of Health

3. Routine antibiotic use in animal feed is a major cause of superbugs / Barry Estabrook

4. Antibiotics in animal feed are not to blame for superbugs / Richard Raymond

5. Hospitals are a primary source of superbug infections / Michelle Castillo

6. The superbug MRSA is now common in American homes / Amy Norton

7. Antibiotic resistance is a global public health threat / Honor Whiteman

8. Worldwide country situation analysis : response to antimicrobial resistance / World Health Organization

9. The United States has a plan to combat antibiotic resistance / The White House

10. The US government is not doing enough to stop superbugs / Tara Culp-Ressler

11. Race against time to develop new antibiotics / Theresa Braine

12. Superbug outbreaks prompt calls for mandatory reporting / Chad Terhune

13. Congress hesitant to move on curbing antibiotic use in livestock / Robert King

14. Antibacterial products may actually promote antibiotic resistance / Kiera Butler

15. From a medieval text, a weapon against a modern superbug emerges / Melissa Healy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 112-120) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780737776560

0737776560

OCLC:

946078608