Understanding Global Issues

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The War on Disease

In the last 20 years, tuberculosis has returned as a major killer, drug-resistant forms of malaria have proliferated, AIDS has spread across the world, and terrifying new diseases sich as Ebola, variant CJD and SARS have appeared on the scene. Meanwhile, the widespread use of antibiotics and pesticides has made microbes and insects more resistant and harder to control. Are we losing the war on disease?

Published: January 2006 ISBN: 0852335075

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