Antibiotics

Antibiotics are very useful and powerful drugs that help kill many different infections. In the 1940’s, before antibiotics were invented, many people died from bacterial infections (Goldsmith 7). “In the past twenty five-years, the widespread misuse of antibiotics has turned many formerly curable bacterial diseases into nearly untreatable ones” (Goldsmith 9). “Bacteria have shown the ability to become resistant to every antibiotic that has been developed” (CDC 41). According to the Centers…

000 of them die” (Could Antibiotics in Meat). These drug resistant bacteria all spur from an overuse in antibiotics that are administered to the animals through the caretaker, and with no publicizing of the amount of antibiotics administered by the meat industry, accurate information is difficult to locate. Evidence shows the use of antibiotics in the livestock we eat leads to a negative impact on public health by means of infections, inability to respond to certain antibiotic treatment,…

Fortunately, we have antibiotics to help prevent the spread of infection and protect our bodies against infectious bacterial diseases. Antibiotics, also called antimicrobial drugs, are drugs that fight off infectious disease caused by bacteria. With the intervention of antibiotics, we are able to treat, and even cure in some cases, disease caused by these harmful and fatal bacteria. Unfortunately, bacteria have become more and more resistant over the decades as more and more antibiotics are…

INTRODUCTION: Over prescription and extensive use of antibiotics has caused antibiotic resistance at an shocking rate (Mezger et al.2014). The main aims of Antibiotic sensitivity testing is detecting possible drug resistance in common pathogens by in-vitro testing of bacterial cultures with antibiotics to determine susceptibility of bacteria to antibiotic therapy. The tests are frequently used when the etiologic agents are members of species capable of resistance to commonly prescribed drugs…

waking up and taking your prescribed antibiotics and discovering they are no longer working? This is an antibiotic you rely on for your health. Sadly this is becoming a reality for many individuals. Simple infections are becoming harder to treat due to antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic resistance has caused a major health issue around the world. As bacteria continues to adapt, it has become more difficult for antibiotics to properly treat infections. Antibiotics are prescription medications…

Antibiotics Backfiring There are hundreds of issues on this small planet that may be called, if important enough, a Global Crisis. One most significant issues in this world it the growing resistance to antibiotics and they growing number a super bugs today. With these superbugs growing stronger and stronger each day, more people and companies are becoming aware of their devastating effects for the future. There are a number of factors that played a part in the growing resistance to antibiotics…

penicillin, the world’s first antibiotic that would eventually save countless numbers of lives (“Discovery” par. 4). Since then, many new antibiotics have been introduced in the market; however, they are misused frequently, thus creating a shortage of effective antibiotics as bacteria develop resistance to overused antibiotics. Many people believe antibiotics…

A Chemical That Works Against Life Antibiotics (sometimes called antibacterials) are a strong group of medicines that are used to treat infections caused by bacteria and certain parasites. The term antibiotics comes from the Greek terms “anti” (which means “against”) and “bios” (which means “life”) While our scientific knowledge of antibiotics has only recently been developed, the practical application of antibiotics has existed for centuries. Many ancient cultures, including the ancient…

stopped prescribing inappropriately from hospital doctors (Guo, W., He, Q., Wang, Z et al, 2015). Demand of antibiotics and poor adherence from the public does also fuel and contribute to antibiotic resistance as early cessation of a prescription and self medicating have also contributed to the rise of antibiotics resistance .Pathogens will not be eliminated if there is a short exposure of antibiotics to them which just injure. When this happens, the resistant bacteria are given an avenue for…

Antibiotic sensitivity Introduction: Initially, when treating patients for bacterial infections it is important to understand the type of microorganism being dealt with and what type of antibiotic will kill it. There are three main characteristics that scientists look for in useful antibiotics: the toxicity, manufacturing, and its ability to work and be expelled safely. First, is the ability of the antibiotic reaching its target with minimal toxicity to the patient. The second characteristic is…