Tuberculosis and Superbugs: Examining Tb and Bacterial Infections

by Evelyn B. Kelly, Ian Wilker, Marylou Ambrose

Even though tuberculosis can be successfully treated with antibiotics, it still infects millions of people every year, causing painful, debilitating symptoms and sometimes death. The overuse of antibiotics has lead to the evolution of superbugs, creating strains of TB and other diseases that are much more difficult to cure. This book investigates the history of TB and other drug-resistant diseases, explains who is most susceptible, and discusses the...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1622930851
• ISBN13: 9781622930852
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12