Antibiotic Apocalypse
Description
An investigation into the global advance of antibiotic-resistant superbugs and the threat they pose to modern medicine and millions of patients worldwide. Reporter Fergus Walsh travels to India and finds restricted, life-saving antibiotics on sale without prescription and talks to patients back in the UK whose recovery depends on them.
Runtime
29 min 46 sec
Subjects
- Emerging infectious diseases (4)
- Drug resistance in microorganisms (32)
- Antibiotics (33)
- Antibacterial agents (4)
Database
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