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Missing microbes : how the overuse of antibiotics is fueling our modern plagues / Martin J. Blaser, MD.

By: Blaser, Martin J.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2014Edition: First edition.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-256) and index.Description: 273 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780805098105 (hbk.).Subject(s): Antibiotics | Antibiotics -- Effectiveness | Drug resistance in microorganismsDDC classification: 615.7/922
Contents:
Modern plagues -- Our microbial planet -- The human microbiome -- The rise of pathogens -- The wonder drugs -- The overuse of antibiotics -- The modern farmer -- Mother and child -- A forgotten world -- Heartburn -- Trouble breathing -- Taller -- --and fatter -- Modern plagues revisited -- Antibiotic winter -- Solutions.
Summary: Looks at the harmful effects of overusing antibiotics.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-256) and index.

Modern plagues -- Our microbial planet -- The human microbiome -- The rise of pathogens -- The wonder drugs -- The overuse of antibiotics -- The modern farmer -- Mother and child -- A forgotten world -- Heartburn -- Trouble breathing -- Taller -- --and fatter -- Modern plagues revisited -- Antibiotic winter -- Solutions.

Looks at the harmful effects of overusing antibiotics.

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