Antibiotics and Their Influence on the Creation of Superbugs Shawna R. Papach State College of Florida ENC: 1101:11985 11/13/2016 Abstract Antibiotics have been a very important means for someone to feel better. Since the discovery of Penicillin in 1928, antibiotics have saved many countless lives that otherwise wouldn’t be saved. The real threat in the world today is the rapid spreading of antibiotic resistant diseases. To address this worldwide problem the National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant
if it weren’t for a shortage? Antibiotic shortages are always on the rise, and will continue on for centuries. For the past 20th century, antibiotics have been considered an incredible revelation, and as the years go on, there has been an unbelievable increase in bacterial infections, viruses, diseases today have cause a shortage in antibiotics. The old antibiotics that no longer take an effect on today 's infections, are seeking to be replaced with a working antibiotic. With an increase of bacterial
Evolution of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Since antibiotics, such as penicillin, became widely available in the 1940s, they have been called miracle drugs. They have been able to eliminate bacteria without significantly harming the other cells of the host. Now with each passing year, bacteria that are immune to antibiotics have become more and more common. This turn of events presents us with an alarming problem. Strains of bacteria that are resistant to all prescribed antibiotics are beginning
Since the 1940’s antibiotics have greatly decreased death and illness due to infectious diseases. These drugs have had a significant impact on patient’s health when used correctly and appropriately. (CDC, 2013) However sometimes they are overused. When these antibiotics are overused, or used for diseases in which they are not necessary the infectious organism could become antibiotic resistant. Antibiotic resistance is defined as, the effect of microbes transforming in ways that
discovery of antibiotics is arguably the greatest contribution to modern medicine. The widespread use of antibiotics along with vaccines had paved the way for the treatment and cure for many of the otherwise fatal bacteria diseases and this led to a decline in the mortality rates in the mid-20th century. The use of antibiotics in medicine today to treat diseases have not all been met with positive outcomes. As a matter of fact, its relative ease of access and abundance has given rise to a major problem
Introduction Antibiotics are medications that kill bacteria which could also make us sick and eventual patient died from the virus if not treated quicker. Antibiotics help prevent bacteria from cell duplication. People are dying worldwide just from virus outbreak while they also seeking for a treatment of the diagnosis from bronchitis and other infectious diseases. Doctors around the globe have discovered that some of the organisms “waging warfare” against humans resistant to antibiotics these patients
Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria For about 50 years, antibiotics have been the answer to many bacterial infections. Antibiotics are chemical substances that are secreted by living things. Doctors prescribed these medicines to cure many diseases. During World War II, it treated one of the biggest killers during wartime - infected wounds. It was the beginning of the antibiotic era. But just when antibiotics were being mass produced, bacteria started to evolve and became resistant to these medicines
and different challenge. For example; microorganisms that cause diseases for human have developed resistance mechanism to fight antimicrobial agents. (Byarugaba.D.K.,2009) Antibiotics are drugs used for fighting infectious diseases caused by bacteria. In the last 60 years, antibiotics have become one of the cornerstones of new medicine. They have a critical role in reducing illness and even death from infectious diseases. Without this miracle drug, many of the new therapies and medical
severe life threatening diseases. There are several different strains of staphylococcus and depending on the severity of the infection is how a health care provider decides the treatment most efficient. Impetigo is more common in children, but adults still have the chance of getting this skin condition. Toxic Shock Syndrome is also associated with S. aureus and is found in at least 50% of the cases to date. S. aureus can display a variety of symptoms and all vary with the disease at hand. Symptoms can
Nature Finds a Way: Antibiotic Resistance in Streptococcus Pneumoniae Introduction There is an estimate of 1 million children age five and under dying to Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) each year (Schrag S, Beall B, and Dowell S 2001). This is due to the growing threat of bacteria becoming resistant to more and more antibiotics. The first case of S. pneumoniae becoming resistant to an antibiotic was in 1965, to penicillin, just twenty-two years after the drug was first created. This is cause