Bacteria are a fundamental part of life on our planet, but they can also cause disease in our species. People have been using antibiotics for many years, but for the first time they are causing problems. Several years ago, it was discovered that some antibiotics has created strains of bacteria that are resistant to that antibiotic. One example of this is MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. This means that sick patients must find a different antibiotic or have no way to cure the illness. However, resorting to different antibiotics has compounded the issue even further, because strains have developed that are resistant to multiple antibiotics. There are two sides that people are taking on this issue: one side insists that we
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The evidence shows that antibiotic resistance is real, and that it is a large problem that will continue to grow and compound if we do not begin stemming the overuse of antibiotics. Bacterial diseases can, of course, continue to be treated under narrower antibiotic regulations, and treatment using antibiotics will be possible in the future of we regulate its prescription and use today. In addition, new policies could save money and supplies by preventing unnecessary prescriptions for viral illnesses and other conditions unaffected by …show more content…
At their head is pharmaceutical drug producers and sellers such as Johnson & Johnson, whose business would be hurt by antibiotic cutbacks. In a New York Times article, Sabrina Tavernise reported new antibiotics regulations for livestock from the FDA, but noted that such legislature had previously been thwarted by large drug companies (2013). The same companies also oppose human antibiotic regulations. According to the no-regulations group, restricting necessary, effective and useful healthcare from the public is obviously not the way to go. Some may deny the idea of antibiotic resistance, although those citizens are few since the scientific evidence of antibiotic resistance is large in volume and factually
The evidence shows that antibiotic resistance is real, and that it is a large problem that will continue to grow and compound if we do not begin stemming the overuse of antibiotics. Bacterial diseases can, of course, continue to be treated under narrower antibiotic regulations, and treatment using antibiotics will be possible in the future of we regulate its prescription and use today. In addition, new policies could save money and supplies by preventing unnecessary prescriptions for viral illnesses and other conditions unaffected by …show more content…
At their head is pharmaceutical drug producers and sellers such as Johnson & Johnson, whose business would be hurt by antibiotic cutbacks. In a New York Times article, Sabrina Tavernise reported new antibiotics regulations for livestock from the FDA, but noted that such legislature had previously been thwarted by large drug companies (2013). The same companies also oppose human antibiotic regulations. According to the no-regulations group, restricting necessary, effective and useful healthcare from the public is obviously not the way to go. Some may deny the idea of antibiotic resistance, although those citizens are few since the scientific evidence of antibiotic resistance is large in volume and factually