Critical Focus | Crisis Point: The Rise and Fall of Penicillin
THE MICROSCOPE
2014, Volume 62:3, pp. 123–135
DOI
https://doi.org/10.59082/TZES5386
AUTHOR
Brian J. Ford
EXCERPT
Our lives are at risk. The World Health Organization (WHO) says there is a global security threat that requires action across government sectors and society as a whole. In Atlanta, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are similarly blunt, describing the situation as a nightmare. In London, Chief Medical Officer Sally Davies, says we now face a catastrophic threat. What is it? International terrorism? No, says Davies, the danger is greater than terrorism.