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One should always consults a doctor but antibiotics should not be taken when a person has E.coli. Products such asImmodium AD should also be avoided. These can exacerbate the situation.
: It is not clarified in question where infection is. Urinary and vaginal infections caused by e-coli are often treated by antibiotics, unfortunately not very successful lately. ;
: Answer can be yes and no. E-coli is not resistant to all antibiotics, but certainly it is becoming resistant to majority of them. : E-coli easy mutate from one strain to another, and antibiotics helping less and less. This is specially case in urinary and vaginal tract infections caused by this bacteria, where doctors prescribing antibiotics without control, and making more damage than good.
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Why won't som antibiotics cure bacterial?
One possible reason could be that the bacteria has some how become resistant to the antibiotics used to fight it. If you take a certain antibiotic often, your body will start to become immune to its effects. Then when that antibiotic is needed to fight a bacteria, your body no longer registers the antibiotics as a way of killing the bacteria.
When can mutations become adaptations?
When bacteria mutate to adapt to the body, which makes it harder for scientists to create antibiotics for them, as some people stop using antibiotics before the time which the doctors tell them to. This makes the bacteria become stronger against antibiotics.
Why have some antibiotics stopped working as effectively?
Antibiotics are substances which, in high dilution, either prevent bacteria form growing or destroy bacteria. They are becoming less effective because widespread use of antibiotics is selecting those bacteria which have abilities to survive the affects of the antibiotics. In effect we are seeing evolution in action.
Is bacteria affected by antibiotics?
Yes atibiotics can harm some bacteria
What is an explanation of how antibiotics kill bacteria?
antibiotics kill bacteria by penicillin that works by weakening the cell walls of some bacteria and causing the cells to burst
Why or how do some organisms become resistant to antibiotics or pesticid?
they usually become resistant by taking anti bio-tics as soon as you fell better, lets say four days when you are supposed to take them for ten. the reason being is that some of the organism still lives on if you do not take it for the required amount of time. This is a major concern these days, because more and more organism's, bacteria become immune to the anti biotics. in some instances the become immune to almost all anti biotics, they label them as super bugs.....
What are antibiotics and why are some bacteria resistant to them?
Antibiotics, also known as antibacterials, are types of medications that destroy or slow down the growth of bacteria. The Greek word antimeans "against", and the Greek word biosmeans "life" (bacteria are life forms).Antibioticsare used to treat infections caused by bacteria. Bacteria are microscopic organisms, some of which may cause illness. The word bacteria is the plural of bacterium.Such illnesses as syphilis, tuberculosis, salmonella, and some forms of meningitis are caused by bacteria. Some bacteria are harmless, while others are good for us.Before bacteria can multiply and cause symptoms, the body's immune system can usually destroy them. We have special white blood cells that attack harmful bacteria. Even if symptoms do occur, our immune system can usually cope and fight off the infection. There are occasions, however, when it is all too much and some help is needed.....from antibiotics.The first antibiotic was penicillin. Such penicillin-related antibiotics as ampicillin, amoxicillin and benzylpenicilllin are widely used today to treat a variety of infections - these antibiotics have been around for a long time. There are several different types of modern antibiotics and they are only available with a doctor's prescription in industrialized countries.
Why do people become sick?
People fall sick because of the 'bad' bacteria which infest our bodies. These may spread through coughing, sneezing, etc. Our body has a special system called the 'Immune System'. Just like other organ systems, it has a function, a job to kill all the bad bacteria. Sometimes, it needs to identify the bacteria so the immunity shots we take contains a very weak bacteria of that type to help the immune system recognise the bacteria. Once we get our shot, our immune system recognises the bacteria and starts killing any other which come. This makes us immune to the bacteria or disease.But sometimes we need to take the other medicines, as the bacteria is producing more very fast, too fast for our immune system to kill all of them. That's why we have the antibiotics, etc. And not all shots are the ones like above, only some are the ones for recognition of the bacteria.
How has the species of bacteria become resistant?
In a large population of bacteria, there may be some cells that are not affected by the antibiotic. These cells survive and reproduce, producing even more bacteria that are not affected by the antibiotic.
Do antibiotics work with a weakened immune system?
Yes antibiotics do affect the immune system because they kill off the good bacteria as well as the bad ones that you want to fight off. This leaves your immune system exposed by having minimal good bacteria left to fight of things such as a cold , so try not to use antibiotics for things such as a cold as it will work down your immune system, also a cold is a virus which antibiotics don't kill .
Why are antibiotics made by fungi and bacteria?
Bacteria is represented as both fungi and antibiotics. Fungi produce antibiotics to compete and overpower the bacteria present in the dead matter that encloses them.
What is the treatment for immunoglobulin deficiency syndromes?
Immunodeficiency diseases cannot be cured. Patients are treated with antibiotics and immune serum. Immune serum is a source of antibodies. Antibiotics are useful for fighting bacteria infections. There are some drugs that are effective against fungi.
