Killer Diseases: Antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Killer Diseases: Antibiotic-resistant bacteria

What is Antibiotic Resistance, and how is it fatal to an individual? When a bacterium mutates and becomes invulnerable or immune to the effects of an antibiotic, Antibiotic resistance occurs. An Antibiotic is a medication prescribed to kill or slow down the growth of bacteria. It is also commonly used to fight bacterial infections. However, it cannot cure infections caused by viruses. Thus, antibiotics cannot work against serious cold or flu.

In preventing antibiotic resistance, an individual must only take antibiotics when necessary or as per advised by a physician. According to medical experts, when taking antibiotics, one must never skip a dose and you should finish the entire medicine that your physician has prescribed you though you are already well or feeling better.

Likewise, according to researchers of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, antibiotic-resistant bacteria are very dangerous because it would be difficult to find a medication to kill the evolved bacteria. Another is that antibiotic-resistant bacteria can easily spread among families and in communities in a fast and vast manner. These evolved bacteria may be more difficult and more costly to cure. And lastly, people may die before the bacteria can be treated.

Posted by George Daniels on Friday November 18 2011, 3:42 AM EDT. Ref: U.S. CDC. Link. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Featured News, Health. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0