PMID: 11321123Apr 26, 2001Paper

A personal glimpse of clinical infectious diseases: 1949-1999

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infection = Wei Mian Yu Gan Ran Za Zhi
C Liu

Abstract

We have witnessed the advent of the antibiotic era and the development of potent immunization agents in the second half of the 20th century. These remarkable scientific tools enable us to treat and control infectious diseases effectively. Yet the development of microbial resistance to antimicrobial agents and the emergence of new or previously unrecognized infectious diseases continue to challenge the medical and public health professionals. Most ominously, the ill-natured terrorists and mistrustful administrators in certain nations have capitalized on the modern microbial technology to create means for bioterrorism and biological warfare. When will humans ever learn?

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