Prometheus Books

Rising Plague: The Global Threat from Deadly Bacteria and Our Dwindling Arsenal to Fight Them

Every year, drug-resistant bacteria infect more than 2-million people in the United States – and kills over 100,000 of them. But just as these drug-resistant infections are spreading rapidly in hospitals, high schools and college locker rooms, research and development into new antibiotics has come to a screeching halt. In his new book The Rising Plague, infectious disease specialist Dr. Brad Spellberg tells the story of this potentially devastating public health crisis. How dire is this scenario? What should be done to bolster the production of new and effective antibiotics?

Guest:

Dr. Brad Spellberg, author of Rising Plague: The Global Threat From Deadly Bacteria and Our Dwindling Arsenal to Fight Them (Prometheus Books); infectious disease specialist and member of a national task force charged with attacking antibiotic resistant infections