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When I went to Mexico almost a decade ago to do some missionary work, my doctor gave my dad and I each a full round of antibiotics with instructions to start ta
by epochwolf 15y ago
When I went to Mexico almost a decade ago to do some missionary work, my doctor gave my dad and I each a full round of antibiotics with instructions to start taking them immediately if we started feeling sick.
- nopassrecover 15y agoWhich is a reckless attitude for a doctor that leads to treatment resistant tuberculosis.
- dedward 15y agoyeH, better to let peopledoing missionary work, far from any reasonable healthcare just die, is that it? Overuse of antibiotics is a global problem, for sure, but once you get into thelower latitudes of the planet, infections get a hell of a lot more dangerous. more bacteria, more types, and they move fast. Most people spending significant time in thetropics learneventually that small infections or even just cuts you would ignoreup north require mich more caution, attention, and respect if you want to stay out of the hospital, or, you know, just not die.
- rue 15y agoThe advice is more “start taking these and get to the hospital”. Keeping some antibiotics on hand isn't a terrible idea when there's a scenario that delays medical care for more than a day (and no, the weekend doesn't count in a city).