Superbugs : the rise of drug-resistant germs
(2010)
Nonfiction
eBook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc, 2010
Made available through hoopla
Made available through hoopla
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9781448801404 (electronic bk.) MWT12175053, 1448801400 (electronic bk.) 12175053
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Health experts fear that some day, strains of bacteria will arise that no medicine can kill. This enlightening book presents the single-celled superbugs, which are notorious for causing the most hospital infections, and for being the most resistant to antibiotics. Students discover how "bugs" become superbugs and how they learn to evade the body's defenses. New treatments are covered, as well as some of the recent developments that scientists are researching
Mode of access: World Wide Web