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What could be the consequences of frequent use of antibiotics over a long period time?
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∙ 15y ago
Taking antibiotics for colds and other viral illnesses not only won't work, but it also has a dangerous side effect: over time, this practice helps create bacteria that have become more of a challenge to kill. Frequent and inappropriate use of antibiotics selects for strains of bacteria that can resist treatment. This is called bacterial resistance. These resistant bacteria require higher doses of medicine or stronger antibiotics to treat. Doctors have even found bacteria that are resistant to some of the most powerful antibiotics available today. Antibiotic resistance is a widespread problem, and one that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls "one of the world's most pressing public health problems." Bacteria that were once highly responsive to antibiotics have become increasingly resistant. Among those that are becoming harder to treat are pneumococcal infections (which cause pneumonia, ear infections, sinus infections, and meningitis), skin infections, and tuberculosis. Source: http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/general/sick/antibiotic_overuse.html
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∙ 13y agoBacteria are actually quite clever (not in terms of IQ you understand, as they don't have a brain!) If every illness was treated by your doctor with antibiotics (as some do), bacteria can become resistant to the antibiotic and become a "superbug." The superbug MRSA that plagues UK hospitals stands for Methycillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, where Methycillin is the antibiotic ans Staphylococcus aureus is the bacterium in question.
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∙ 13y agoBecause of the decrease of the number of viral epidemics.
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Could your period be late if you're on two antibiotics and are sick?
Your period could be delayed if you are sick. My concern is that some antibiotics effect the ability of birth control pills. Have you had unprotected sex lately?
Can antibiotcs affect your period when ou are not on birth control I started the antibiotics on Thrusday had and sex on Saturday and didn't get my period on Wednesday. Could it be the antibiotics?
no you may be pregnant this depends on when your period was due.
What are antibiotics and how are they use?
Antibiotics are substances that kill bacteria. They are not able to neutralise viruses. Bacteria can become resistant to antibiotics, so misusing them for non-bacterial infections could have serious consequences rendering the antibiotic ineffective.
My 13year old daughter is two weeks late with her period she has just stopped her antibiotics can this delay her period?
Your 13 year old daughter is pregnant. Stop fooling yourself. That ^ could be true, but her period might not be regular yet, the antibiotics, whatever they are for, could also have messed with her cycle. Check with a doctor.
What causes your period to delay?
frequent stress can delay your period, or your could have an irregular period birth control can help with this. most doctors recommend the pill for cases like this.
You are late for your period but if had antibiotics to get rid of a water infection could this be the reason?
you could be pregnant, as antibiotics affect the way birth control works. take an over the counter pregnancy test. if it is confirmed, see your doctor for prenatal care. if your period is evenlater than 2 weeks, you may want to see your doctor because there could be other underlying conditions
If you have frequent urination a week before your period could you be pregnant?
its not very likely to experience frequent uriation that early as the egg would only be fertilized, id say its more like a kidney infectsion
Could cramping 4 weeks before period sore nipples and frequent urination mean pregnancy?
Those are all possible signs of pregnancy.
Ive been having breast tenderness and back pain and frequent urination all the symptoms of a period and pregnancy then i got my period 2 weeks early what does this mean i was thinking that i was prego?
You still could be... It could be implantation bleeding and NOT your period... You should take a pregnancy test just to be sure.
Im on antibiotics your partner you used protection but it failed im now bleeding 4 days before your period could you be pregnant or is your period early?
I think that it's an early period because my sister had the same issue and that's what the doctor told her.
Could you be pregnant if two weeks after sex you are peeing a lot and your stomach hurts?
It is possible. Frequent urination is a symptom of pregnancy. If your period is late, take a HPT.
What month of pregnancy could possible the pregnancy symptoms starts?
well pregnancy symptoms can start prior to period. 1week before your period symptoms may be seen. fatigue,nausea,frequent urination are the signs you can notice.
