French Resistance

The docs who were treating her used one drug after another. When resistance arose, they tried another. Finally, they just ran out of drugs" (par.1). This means that pathogens over time have gotten used to simple vaccines that were once able to kill pathogens. These pathogens have gotten so strong and resistant they have…

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 that help fight against bacterial infections. Higher levels of antibiotic resistance are transpiring due to improper usage of antibiotics (U.S. Food and Drug Administration [FDA], 2012). Antibiotic resistance happens when an…

If antibiotic resistant infections were reduced “by just 20 percent, [the population] would save 3.2 to 5.2 billion dollars... each year.” (Medical) The seriousness of antibiotic resistance is becoming increasingly evident and is gaining global attention to the point of being recognized on epidemic levels. Antibiotics were made to aid the body’s immune system and fight off bacteria, however studies are being conducted proving that antibiotics may be harmful and not always necessary; therefore,…

Antibiotics Resistance Scare The misuse of antibiotic has led to the increase of antibiotics resistance in individuals. The public believes that medical professionals are to blame for the overuse of antibiotics but the agricultural sector should share some of the blame too. In the article by Jen Christensen “Pediatricians want farmers to use fewer antibiotics” (2015), her objective was to regulate the amount of antibiotics given to animals because of the after effect of consuming meat by humans…

Ever since the begging of time the medical practice has been in a fight with infections and disease control. From the early era of hospitals patients were at times in the same bed as another patient, thus spreading disease from one to another. A Hungarian obestritician by the name of Ignaz Semmelweis found and adovacted on the importance of hand washing. However, it was not until a physician by the name of Joseph Lister who created a spray to use while conducting surgery, thus being…

The housefly, Musca domestica L. has a worldwide distribution and is prevalent wherever insanitary conditions abound. The most important public health concern is the potential of houseflies to transmit a large number of pathogens including microorganisms for diseases viz. typhoid, cholera, bacillary dysentery, diarrhoea, tuberculosis, poliomyelitis, anthrax, yaws etc. and many parasitic worms 1-5. The control of Musca domestica is therefore important not only for human health but comfort as well…

The Semmelweis Reflex In 2017, it is common knowledge that bacteria live inside of corpses, and that bacteria can cause diseases. Almost every elementary schooler is fully aware of this fact. Nevertheless, at one point this was a groundbreaking discovery, one that was met with great skepticism and mockery. The German-Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis (July 1, 1818 – August 13, 1865) is credited with the discovery of what is now common sense: one should wash their hands between handling dead…

Antibiotic resistance has been on the rise in recent years, and currently more than 23,000 people die from antibiotic resistant infections every year in the United States.1 Resistant bacteria make infections harder to treat and cost an estimated $20 billion in direct healthcare costs in the US.1 Antibiotic resistance is a natural product of evolution; however, humans have helped to accelerate the process over the last century. Over prescription and use of broad-spectrum antibiotics in both…

greatest threats to the survival of the human species. Many bacterial infections that were once treatable with antibiotics are becoming increasingly untreatable, due to the bacteria being overexposed to antibiotics and consequently developing resistances to them. The use of antibiotics agriculturally in livestock and with veterinarians with pets are also factors in the increase of antibiotic resistant bacteria, but this report will be primarily focused on the improper use and prescription of…

Needle-stick injury (NSIs) is one of the main professional health and safety objects that are common among occupational health care globally. Accidental exposure to blood usually caused by needle injuries or sharps injuries. Such incidents carry great risk of transmission of fatal like hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The main alarming is when exposure to blood or other body fluids of another person who may have any infectious disease. Therefore health…