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I read that antibiotics might become useless in the next decade because of resistant bacteria? will this mark the end of modern medicine? terrified!
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You can help: antibiotic resistance is growing, we can increase doses to overcome at times, or change medications. The real danger is taking medication when not needed. Let your body fight illness with fluids rest and vitamins before reaching for an antibiotic. Never stop the antibiotic before its done, bacteria then can survive and learn resistance. YOU can help this, every one of you.
Answered 8/15/2014
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No: About 60 years ago, the only antibiotic we had was penicillin. Most bacteria have been resistant to it for decades. Whenever bacteria become resistant, drug companies develop new antibiotics to fight them. Unfortunately, 80% of antibiotics are not used on people, but on farmed animals, so to fix the problem, we really need to fix our animal farming practices. Hope this helps!
Answered 8/15/2014
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