Why Are Antibiotics Are Better Than Disease

“Tardiora sunt remedia quam mala. Remedies are slower in their operation than diseases” – Publius Cornelius Tacitus. There are more to infectious diseases than just taking some pills and having a quick recovery. Many, if not all, diseases have demonstrated resurgence causing both health and national issues. Many diseases have adapted against antibiotics, causing them to resurge stronger than ever. Many forms of bacteria have built up an immunity to antibiotics. Disease Prevention Center Dr. Nue states that “nearly every bacterium that causes a disease has become resistant to at least one antibiotic” (Iinvisible Killers). One main reason why curing diseases is so difficult is because of strong-interconnections between humans with animals and the environment. As one disease is “cured” with one species, there is a high and likely chance that the bacterium is not wiped out (Dantas, Gautam, Sommings). Discovering diseases used to be a rare thing; now they are popping up almost every week. Many diseases have been around for centuries, but due to the immunity building up while infection other specimens, these viruses are constantly appearing. Since they are not as apparent, scientist have started …show more content…
Finding stronger treatments is hard enough, but scientist are facing a new problem. As a result of ignoring many world-wide infections, these diseases that were deemed curable ended up reappearing stronger and more lethal than ever and are now incurable due to a lack of continual treatment. “At least 30 unknown diseases have been identified for which no cures exist” (Tucker). “More than 23 thousand American die each year from infections… because doctors have run out of drugs with which to treat them” (Dantas, Gautam, Sommings). Once mild diseases are now killing a hand full of Americans, causing negative effecting on people’s health and national issues (Dantas, Gautam,