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Are we becoming immune to antibiotics?

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What medicine is becoming unable to stop the spread of disease?

Antibiotics. Because of their wide use viruses are becoming immune and as soon as better antibiotics are being so the viruses are becoming immune again. That's why medical practitioners worldwide are being advised to use them only when strictly necessary.


What can you do to prevent the problem of antibiotic resistance get worse?

You can stop using antibiotics and only use them for absolutely neccicary things. This prevents the bacteria from being acustomed with the antibiotics and becoming immune.


Could mutated bacteria be resistant to antibiotics?

Yes. The flu strand of bacteria, for example, is always mutating into different forms, becoming immune to the same kind of anitbiotics. Therefore, different antibiotics are used all of the time.


What are bacteria diseases immune to antibiotics?

because antibiotics such as penciline have immunity to defend the bacterial attacks


How do bacteria strains like pneumonia become immune to antibiotics?

They become immune by mutating and blocking certain receptors on the bacteria's surface, which would normally be where the antibiotics would attach to.


What is a medicine that stimulates the body's immune response to make disease-fighting molecules to attack a specific pathogen?

vaccine


Why diseases can be treated by antibiotics?

Because they are used in the immune system.


Do drinking affect antibiotics?

No it can help it by boosting your immune system


What will happen to bacteria if antibiotics are over used?

The bacteria will become immune to the antibiotics.


Why are antibiotics not given unless a serious infection?

Bacteria can become immune to antibiotics and the antibiotics will not work in the future when you need them. They only work against bacteria and cold and flu are caused by viruses.


How is CGD treated?

treated with antibiotics and immune serum. Antibiotics are used at the first sign of infection. Immune serum is a source of antibodies that help fight infections. Interferon gamma is an experimental treatment for CGD that has shown promising results


Can someone become immune to the depo shot?

I have never heard of becoming immune to a birth control method.