21. April 2010 by admin.

Hospitals are crawling with different type’s of bacteria or viruses. Most Bacteria only harm someone if it is in the wrong spot at the wrong time. People infected with antimicrobial resistance will most likely have more hospital visits (FDA). This happens because the resistant bacteria will be harder to treat with common drugs. Between five and ten percent of bacteria in hospitals are resistant to at least one antibiotic (FDA).

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21. April 2010 by admin.

Antibiotics are suppose to help fight the rise of super bacteria, but they may be the cause of them. Due to the increasing use of antibiotics in humans, animals, and plants, have resulted of many kinds of bacteria becoming resistant. The use of antibiotics are only for curing bacterial infections not viral infections. Due to people using antibiotics on viruses, which cause, colds, cough, sore throat, flu, sinus problems, bronchitis, or ear infections.

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21. April 2010 by admin.

The very first antibiotic was penicillin, which was discovered during World War 2 by Alexander Flemming who discovered it by chance.

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21. April 2010 by admin.

Vaccines are not the same as antibiotics. For one they don’t get rid of a virus but prevent it. They do this by having the doctors inject a inactive virus into the bloodstream thereby giving the body the tools to fight back if the active virus were to appear  in the body.

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21. April 2010 by admin.

An antibiotic is a medicine designed to get rid of a bacteria infection. The misuse of this can lead to antibiotic resistance. Doctors should inform patients of the potential risk of developing antibiotic resistance and teach them how take antibiotics properly.

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