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Which in a round-about way - means that sanitation problems in India might turn into problems for the rest of humanity through the over/misuse of antibiotics le
by jbattle 14y ago
Which in a round-about way - means that sanitation problems in India might turn into problems for the rest of humanity through the over/misuse of antibiotics leading to widespread resistance.
- nathan_long 14y agoThis. Oh my gosh, this. The idea that people in India are regularly dosing themselves with antibiotics just to get by is a terrifying prospect for disease outbreaks.
- ayushgta 14y agoIndeed, that coupled with poor regulation of prescription drugs and lack of awareness of dangers of antibiotic misuse. I was researching global antiobiotic misuse and came upon an interactive map of antiobiotic resistance for major diseases http://www.cgdev.org/page/looking-drug-resistance http://www.cgdev.org/page/looking-drug-resistance Be sure to click on the individual diseases as the default there is Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis A more detailed report http://www.cgdev.org/sites/default/files/1424207_file_CGD_DRWG_FINAL.pdf http://www.cgdev.org/sites/default/files/1424207_file_CGD_DR...