Jinrui to Kin No Rekishi / Original Title: BIOGRAPHY of RESISTANCE (Newton Shinsho)

[Machine Translation] Humans have developed antibiotics to combat bacteria that cause fatal diseases such as the plague and tuberculosis. On the other hand, the problem of bacterial resistance caused by the overuse of antibiotics is more serious than the diseases themselves. Abuse goes beyond the individual, contaminating soil, water, and livestock and causing bacteria to become resistant. This book describes the history of man's struggle with resistant bacteria, based on the biographical accounts of numerous researchers and examples from around the world. The book draws attention to the reality that effective antibiotics against infectious diseases are nearly gone, and warns against the easy use of antibiotics.

ペストや結核など致死的な病をもたらす細菌に対し、人類は抗生物質を開発して闘ってきました。その一方で、抗生物質の濫用から起こる耐性菌の問題は、病気そのものより重大でもあります。濫用は個人を超え、土壌や水や家畜を汚染し、細菌が耐性をもつ原因になります。本書は、このいたちごっこのような耐性菌と人間の闘いの歴史について、幾多の研究者たちの伝記的な記録や、世界中の実例を元に解説。感染症に有効な抗生物質がほぼなくなりかけているという現実に目を向け、安易な抗生物質の使用に警鐘を鳴らします。