how are we fighting antibiotic resistant bacteria and what will we do when our antibiotics will no longer have effect?
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“How are we fighting antibiotic redistant bacteria?”
For the most part we don’t. If we really wanted to slow down the process of bacteria becoming ever more resistant we would need to prevent overuse of antibiotics.
We could stop overusing antibiotics in meat production, but we don’t. We could reduce overuse in humans by establishing mandatory and efficient guidelines on when to use which antibiotic, but in most parts of the world people can buy antibiotics like sweets.
We do put some effort in finding new treatments for bacterial infections, but its not a big market (yet).
“What will we do when our antibiotics will no longer have effect?”
Thousands of people died from untreatable bacterial infections today. It will be millions in the future.
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