Have bacteria won?

Pennington, T. H. (Thomas Hugh) (author.).

Summary: 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.

Record details

ISBN: 9780745690803
ISBN: 9780745690797
ISBN: 0745690793
ISBN: 0745690807
Physical Description: print
v, 146 pages ; 20 cm.
Publisher: Cambridge, UK ; Polity Press, 2016.
Copyright: ©2016

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 134-140) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Why are we so worried about bacteria? -- Victories -- The advance of the mutants, and other novelties -- How our actions help bacteria to win some battles -- Politics.