pingofhealth

The germ theory of diseases links bacteria to the causation of diseases. As a result, scientists started to search for drugs that would kill these bacteria. In 1942, the term "antibiotic" was first used and now, antibiotics means any medication that kills bacteria or inhibits their growth. Antibiotic resistance refers to the ability of bacteria to resist the effects of medication that could once successfully treat them. It is one of the biggest threat to global health, food security and economic development. Resistant bacteria: - are more difficult to treat as the antibiotics become less effective. - require alternative medication. - require higher doses of antibiotics. As a result, treatments can become: - more expensive with longer hospital stay and higher medical costs - more toxic with increased rates of death. What cause antibiotic resistance? (a) Lack of target Antibiotics normally bind onto specific proteins on the bacteria's cell wall. Some bacteria have no cell ...