Farmers add antibiotics to livestock feed or inject the animals with antibiotics. These antibiotics work as a growth stimulant as well as protect the animal from disease. The bacteria that live in the digestive tract of the livestock become accustomed to the antibiotic presence and form a resistance. Microorganisms can continue to live within the livestock until it is slaughtered for human consumption. When killed, the bacteria are now in the workplace and are exposed to the workers who in turn can carry it to the their homes and so on and so forth. Another possibility is that the bacteria is in the meat that is being sold. Meat is distributed across the country and sold to the customers. The customers then eat the meat contaminated with the antibiotic resistant bacteria causing them to get very
Farmers add antibiotics to livestock feed or inject the animals with antibiotics. These antibiotics work as a growth stimulant as well as protect the animal from disease. The bacteria that live in the digestive tract of the livestock become accustomed to the antibiotic presence and form a resistance. Microorganisms can continue to live within the livestock until it is slaughtered for human consumption. When killed, the bacteria are now in the workplace and are exposed to the workers who in turn can carry it to the their homes and so on and so forth. Another possibility is that the bacteria is in the meat that is being sold. Meat is distributed across the country and sold to the customers. The customers then eat the meat contaminated with the antibiotic resistant bacteria causing them to get very