FRONTIERS OF SCIENCE AWARD LECTURE SPONSORED SPONSORED BY COSMETICS AND TOILETRIES~® ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE-A GATHERING STORM

摘要

Throughout history, man has been in continual battle with microbes and until relatively recently could only depend on the innate and acquired immune systems as defense systems. Malaria, tuberculosis, polio, measles, syphilis and bubonic plaque are examples of infections that plagued mankind and resulted in significant morbidity and mortality. It is relatively recently that the development of vaccines and antibiotics has made an impact on viral and bacterial infections.