Rise of the Superbugs
(2021, original release: 2006)

Nonfiction

eVideo

Provider: Kanopy

Details

PUBLISHED
PBS, 2006
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2021
DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (streaming video file) (55 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound

ISBN/ISSN
1233543
LANGUAGE
English
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Title from title frames

It's difficult to imagine a world without medicines — and yet, before the twentieth century there weren't any. The discovery of the very first antibiotic, penicillin, and the subsequent development of more "wonder drugs" transformed the face of modern medicine. Rise of the Superbugs chronicles these historic successes, as well as the growing threat posed by new strains of germs, such as tuberculosis and staph, that are resistant to our best antibiotics. Are our strongest medicines becoming obsolete, and can we develop new drugs in time to replace them?

Film

Brad Pitt

Originally produced by PBS in 2006

Mode of access: World Wide Web

In English

Additional Credits