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I know that antibiotic resistance is a problem but can you elaborate on how were rapidly running out right now? I got strep last week and they prescribed me amo
by coltonv 9y ago
I know that antibiotic resistance is a problem but can you elaborate on how were rapidly running out right now? I got strep last week and they prescribed me amoxicillin (or penicillin if i was allergic) which are both quite old and established, and still prescribed today.
- sp332 9y agoWe are running out of effective antibiotics. It's not the supply of amoxicillin that's the problem, but the rapid increase in bacterial strains that are resistant.
- notadoc 9y agoIn short, it's evolution. Bacteria develop resistance when exposed to antibiotics. They lose their effectiveness. This will give you a decent overview of antibiotic resistance: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/antibiotic-resistance/en/ http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/antibiotic-resista... If you like to watch documentaries, Frontline has a few on the topic, though each show is several years old now which is an eon to pathogens https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/hunting-the-nightmare-bacteria/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/hunting-the-nightmar... (on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE4VzFz9PPo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE4VzFz9PPo ) https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/trouble-with-antibiotics/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/trouble-with-antibio...
- coltonv 9y agoNo i know how antibiotic resistance works, i just haven't seen it have any effect on me or anyone I know, which makes the statement "we're rapidly running out" seem distant