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TexasProgresive

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5. If you are prescribed antibiotics for a bacterial infection

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 04:05 PM

Nov 2015

and don't take the whole course you are one of the factors in bacterial antibiotic resistance. Just one but an important one.

Parents who give into their children not wanting to complete the course are another factor.

If you scream for antibiotics for a viral infection you are one of the factors.

Doctors that give in to the screamers have fault as well. They use to give antibiotic shots that were in a slow release form that was quite painful. That way the patient got the whole course in one and was not too eager to get more.

The feeding of antibiotics to increase weight gain in food stock animals is another factor.

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Health Experts Are Explaining Drug-Resistant Bacteria Poorly [View all] damnedifIknow Nov 2015 OP

The American public has a pretty shitty education in the sciences. Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #1

I'm having dental work done damnedifIknow Nov 2015 #3

"Here's your prescription for this new antibiotic called Placebo-in". (nt) jeff47 Nov 2015 #2

Always been a strange thing to me Egnever Nov 2015 #4

If you are prescribed antibiotics for a bacterial infection TexasProgresive Nov 2015 #5

"Another factor"- like 95% of the problem. Warren DeMontague Nov 2015 #9

An additional problem that compounds this, Holly_Hobby Nov 2015 #6

YOu're right Dorian Gray Nov 2015 #7

Here ya go... Holly_Hobby Nov 2015 #8

Thanks! Dorian Gray Nov 2015 #10