Germ Wars: To Dodge A Plague
I was one of the first journalists in the country to write about antibiotic resistance in the mainstream press. This series appeared in the Springfield (Mo.) News-Leader in March 1999. It won a media award from the Missouri Public Health Association and a local hospital credited these articles with a 30-percent drop in antibiotic prescriptions.
DAY ONE
Germs find a way to fight back
Disease detective struggle to keep pace
DAY TWO
DAY THREE
Risk grows along with crops, farm animals
DAY FOUR
AIDS virus conquering drug cocktails
Flu epidemic poised to make ugly return
DAY FIVE
All must fight in war against mutating germs