Superbugs

The Rise of Drug-Resistant Germs

• Author(s): Stephanie Watson,
• Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
• Pages: 64
• ISBN_10: 1435835859
  ISBN_13: 9781435835856
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction / Health & Daily Living / Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries , Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Biology ,

Description:... 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.