Horizon. [Series 49, Episode 6], Defeating the superbugs /
Almost all modern medicine relies on our ability to stop dangerous bacteria in their tracks. But over the years, our overuse of antibiotics has helped breed a dangerous collection of bacteria that have become increasingly resistant to these drugs and need ever stronger doses to kill them. These supe...
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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London, England :
BBC Worldwide,
2012.
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| Summary: | Almost all modern medicine relies on our ability to stop dangerous bacteria in their tracks. But over the years, our overuse of antibiotics has helped breed a dangerous collection of bacteria that have become increasingly resistant to these drugs and need ever stronger doses to kill them. These superbugs are travelling the world. From London to Pakistan, Iraq to America, they are threatening patients in hospitals and causing us to run the risk of a return to the early 20th century, when we were more likely to die of tuberculosis or gangrene than cancer. Horizon travels to the front line of the war against bacteria. From the ancient, inhospitable caves of New Mexico to sewers of Karachi, the programme highlights the work that hopes to stop the superbug in its tracks. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed March 19, 2019). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (52 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 00:52:15 |