In Drugs and Bugs you will read about everything that isexciting about medicines – from crocodile poo and hippofat in ancient Egypt, to today’s injections and tablets.You will find out how vaccines work, why antibiotics areuseless against the common cold and how scientists goabout inventing new medicines.You will also learn about viruses, bacteria, fungi andparasites, how they attack the body and how we defendourselves – both with and without medicines.And lots more!
