Viruses Vs. Superbugs - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Viruses Vs. Superbugs write by T. Häusler. This book was released on 2016-05-24. Viruses Vs. Superbugs available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Each year thousands of people die from bacteria resistant to antibiotics. Alternative drugs are urgently needed. A surprising ray of hope from the past are viruses that kill bacteria, but not us. Award-winning science journalist Thomas Häusler investigates how these long-forgotten cures may help sick people today.
Viruses vs. Superbugs
Viruses vs. Superbugs - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Viruses vs. Superbugs write by Thomas Häusler. This book was released on 2006-06-27. Viruses vs. Superbugs available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In the US alone some 90,000 people die from superbugs--bacteria that have grown immune to antibiotics. Officials agree that this problem will only get worse with time and new alternatives must be found. One alternative that is being considered by scientists is a kind of virus called a bacteriophage. "Phages"--viruses that kill bacteria but not humans--were discovered in 1915. Phage therapy was successfully used for twenty years before the invention of penicillin made them obsolete everywhere but Eastern Europe, where they are still in use today. In its first English translation, this book tells the fascinating story behind the history of the phage, its discovery and development, as well as the strides that are being made to bring the therapy back to the West today.
Viruses Vs. Superbugs
Viruses Vs. Superbugs - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Viruses Vs. Superbugs write by T. Häusler. This book was released on 2006. Viruses Vs. Superbugs available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Perfect Predator
The Perfect Predator - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Perfect Predator write by Steffanie Strathdee. This book was released on 2019-02-26. The Perfect Predator available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An electrifying memoir of one woman's extraordinary effort to save her husband's life-and the discovery of a forgotten cure that has the potential to save millions more. "A memoir that reads like a thriller." -New York Times Book Review "A fascinating and terrifying peek into the devastating outcomes of antibiotic misuse-and what happens when standard health care falls short." -Scientific American Epidemiologist Steffanie Strathdee and her husband, psychologist Tom Patterson, were vacationing in Egypt when Tom came down with a stomach bug. What at first seemed like a case of food poisoning quickly turned critical, and by the time Tom had been transferred via emergency medevac to the world-class medical center at UC San Diego, where both he and Steffanie worked, blood work revealed why modern medicine was failing: Tom was fighting one of the most dangerous, antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the world. Frantic, Steffanie combed through research old and new and came across phage therapy: the idea that the right virus, aka "the perfect predator," can kill even the most lethal bacteria. Phage treatment had fallen out of favor almost 100 years ago, after antibiotic use went mainstream. Now, with time running out, Steffanie appealed to phage researchers all over the world for help. She found allies at the FDA, researchers from Texas A&M, and a clandestine Navy biomedical center -- and together they resurrected a forgotten cure. A nail-biting medical mystery, The Perfect Predator is a story of love and survival against all odds, and the (re)discovery of a powerful new weapon in the global superbug crisis.
How to Fight Harmful Microbial Bugs and Superbugs?
How to Fight Harmful Microbial Bugs and Superbugs? - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook How to Fight Harmful Microbial Bugs and Superbugs? write by Alain Fischer. This book was released on 2021-09-01. How to Fight Harmful Microbial Bugs and Superbugs? available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The evolution of human beings has been shaped to a large extent by microbes. A number of microbes are innocuous or even contribute to our health equilibrium. This is the case of bacteria and viral phages present in our gut. However, several bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi are damaging our bodies, causing a number of acute and chronic diseases. Until recently, these bugs represented the main causes of death. Better hygiene, vaccines, antibiotics and other anti-microbial drugs have resulted in a better control or cure of many infections. However, malaria, tuberculosis, and AIDS still represent major threats in several countries and the recent epidemics of Ebola and Zika demonstrate how vulnerable we are to newly emerging viruses. Furthermore, diarrhea and pneumonia caused by bacteria or viruses still kill millions of children worldwide. Most importantly, bacteria resistant to existing antibiotics are multiplying at a high pace and these superbugs are expected to kill more and more people in the coming years. Clearly, we need to develop more effective approaches to tackle bugs and superbugs. Better hygiene and better vaccine coverage must be considered first and education of kids is essential in this respect. This is the main objective of this series of papers published in Frontiers for Young Minds under the heading “How to Fight Harmful Microbial Bugs and Superbugs?”. Another key objective of the collection is to elicit the interest of children for research on innovative anti-microbial therapies and vaccines.
