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In short, it's evolution. Bacteria develop resistance when exposed to antibiotics. They lose their effectiveness. This will give you a decent overview of antib
by notadoc 9y ago
In 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