Antibiotic resistance is basically what happens when bacteria stop responding to the medicines meant to defeat them, like they’ve hit “upgrade mode” without our permission. Thanks to misuse and overuse of antibiotics, these microbes are getting smarter, stronger, and honestly… a little too confident.
This isn’t just a science-class plot twist; it’s a real global threat. If we don’t use antibiotics wisely, simple infections could become harder to treat, making routine illnesses way more complicated than they should be.
Moral of the story: Finish your antibiotic course, don’t self-medicate, and let’s stop giving bacteria the chance to glow up into superbugs.
Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria stop responding to the drugs meant to kill them, mainly due to the misuse and overuse of antibiotics. As a result, these bacteria become stronger and can develop into multidrug-resistant organisms, making common infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of complications.
Yes, it is very essential to complete the antibiotic course and many patients usually skip once they are are well. So they should be well informed about the need of completing it.
Drug resistance, a serious matter of concern for Indian population because of various reasons like self-medication, not completing the course of antibiotics and some physicians prescribing multiple and stronger antibiotics for simple situations. Everyone needs to be aware of this and take medications only and when prescribed by doctors.
These days antibiotics are taken as candies.The awareness should be created about their long term effect like drug resistant.The public should be educated about their ineffectiveness in viral conditions like common cold and flu.They are effective only for bacterial infections when prescribed by a registered physician.
Antibiotic resistance has increased drastically. A recent study has showed that 83% of Indians carry antibiotic-resistance bacteria. So it’s important to raise awareness about the misuse and overuse of antibiotics.
People should really not underestimate the duration of their medicine course. One of the worst cases are when TB patients stop their drug administration due to several reasons. Little do they know that it will arrive even stronger than ever. Therefore, people should be educated on this topic