Post Antibiotic era
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2015 9:32 am
Not sure if this should be put here or in the news section, but a worrying development none the less.
It looks as though in a few years we will have simple bacteria killing us again like in the middle ages. What are peoples plans to prepare for this as even though i generally refuse antibiotics for this reason (unless my body just inst winning the battle), it doesn't stop everyone else eating them like sweets and you end up getting a drug resistant strain through no fault of your own.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34857015
The link below shows the increase between the issuing of antibiotics between August and December last year. Its shocking and I think doctors are partly to blame by issuing prescriptions to keep people quiet and to stop ringing / coming in for viral infections like colds.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34790038
This is the type of thing I am most worried about as although I have a great immune system and am rarely ill, when something does get in I go down hard and my body really struggles to get rid of it (although as already stated I do generally refuse antibiotics).
It looks as though in a few years we will have simple bacteria killing us again like in the middle ages. What are peoples plans to prepare for this as even though i generally refuse antibiotics for this reason (unless my body just inst winning the battle), it doesn't stop everyone else eating them like sweets and you end up getting a drug resistant strain through no fault of your own.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34857015
The link below shows the increase between the issuing of antibiotics between August and December last year. Its shocking and I think doctors are partly to blame by issuing prescriptions to keep people quiet and to stop ringing / coming in for viral infections like colds.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34790038
This is the type of thing I am most worried about as although I have a great immune system and am rarely ill, when something does get in I go down hard and my body really struggles to get rid of it (although as already stated I do generally refuse antibiotics).