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AFAIK bacteria aren't developing a way to get resistant faster; the problem is antibiotics over-use (and misuse). Also, if an antibiotic for which resistance wa
by danmaz74 10y ago
AFAIK bacteria aren't developing a way to get resistant faster; the problem is antibiotics over-use (and misuse). Also, if an antibiotic for which resistance was developed doesn't get used for a long enough time, the bacteria lose the resistance.
The bottom line is that we need to use newly developed antibiotics more carefully, continue researching new ones, and no Spanish flu like incident will happen (even without considering that the Spanish flu was a virus, not a bacterium).
- visarga 10y ago> if an antibiotic for which resistance was developed doesn't get used for a long enough time, the bacteria lose the resistance That would suggest that we need a few more antibiotics to cycle though, by the time we get back to the older ones they will be efficient again.
- iofj 10y agoThat's not really true. While it's true that bacteria will become vulnerable again - after dozens of years - they will adapt back to resistence far faster as well.