Environmental Pollution Also To Blame For Antibiotic Resistance
Environmental Pollution Also To Blame For Antibiotic Resistance: Other Factors That Make Bacteria Drug Resistant : Healthy Living/Wellness : Tech Times : "Bacteria can mutate and become resistant to medications over time. This resistance causes existing treatments to lose their efficacy, and in some cases, it consequently results in death that could have been prevented. Previous research has shown that the misuse of drugs leads to the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. It mostly affects treatments for common infectious diseases such as colds, flu and sore throat. It has prompted experts to educate the public about not using antibiotics when treating such illnesses. Antibiotic resistance may also turn into large-scale antimicrobial resistance, spoiling treatments for diseases such as HIV or malaria, as the World Health Organization explains.