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Related: About this forumThe Post-Antibiotic Era Spreads Through Overuse Of Drugs, Poor Hygiene & Public Health Systems
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Poor hygiene has spread resistant germs into Indias drains, sewers and drinking water, putting millions at risk of drug-defying infections. Antibiotic residues from drug manufacturing, livestock treatment and medical waste have entered water and sanitation systems, exacerbating the problem. As the superbacteria take up residence in hospitals, theyre compromising patient care and tarnishing Indias image as a medical tourism destination.
There isnt anything you could take with you traveling that would be useful against these superbugs, says Robert Moellering Jr., a professor of medical research at Harvard Medical School in Boston.
The germs -- and the gene that confers their heightened powers -- are jumping beyond India. More than 40 countries have discovered the genetically altered superbugs in blood, urine and other patient specimens. Canada, France, Italy, Kosovo and South Africa have found them in people with no travel links, suggesting the bugs have taken hold there.
Post-Antibiotic Era
Drug resistance of all sorts is bringing the planet closer to what the World Health Organization calls a post-antibiotic era. Things as common as strep throat or a childs scratched knee could once again kill, WHO Director-General Margaret Chan said at a March medical meeting in Copenhagen. Hip replacements, organ transplants, cancer chemotherapy and care of preterm infants would become far more difficult or even too dangerous to undertake.
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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-07/drug-defying-germs-from-india-speed-post-antibiotic-era.html
woo me with science
(32,139 posts)in our return to feudal society.
Manifestor_of_Light
(21,046 posts)which led to the rise of guilds (sort of like unions) for workmen, more rights for workers as labor was scarce and expensive. Helped to reduce the rate of feudalism and the rise of skilled workers.
GliderGuider
(21,088 posts)Hey, I love the way you think!
GliderGuider
(21,088 posts)Nah, it can't be horsemen - must be them zebras acting up again.