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Antibiotics also known as anti-bacterial drugs are medicines used to treat infections caused by bacteria. Alexander Fleming in 1927 discovered the first antibiotic is penicillin. Once put into use in general in 1940, then antibiotic treatment can be practically changed the world and reducing morbidity and mortality caused by infectious diseases dramatically.
Meaning of antibiotics in the first refers to the compound produced by fungi or microorganisms that can kill bacteria that cause disease in animals and humans. Currently, several types of antibiotics are synthetic compounds (not produced from mikororganisme) but also can kill or inhibit bacterial growth. Technically, a substance that can kill good bacteria in the form of synthetic or natural compounds called antimicrobial substances, but many people who call it with antibiotics. Although antibiotics have very many benefits, excessive use of antibiotics can also trigger the occurrence of antibiotic resistance.
How antibiotics work ?
To understand how antibiotics work, note first 2 types of germs that cause many diseases, namely bacteria and viruses. Although there are some bacteria and certain viruses that can cause disease with similar symptoms, but both bacteria and viruses have a way of reproduction and spread of different diseases.
• Bacteria are single-celled living organisms. Bacteria can be found anywhere & most do not cause harm or even beneficial, such as Lactobacillus, the bacteria that live in the small intestine and helps to digest food. But there are also harmful bacteria and cause illness due to invade the body, multiply and disrupt the normal functioning of the body. Antibiotics effective against bacteria because it can kill the organisms and inhibit bacterial growth or reproduction.
• Virus, not a living thing and can not stand alone. Viruses are particles containing genetic material wrapped by a layer of protein. Viruses can only live, grow and reproduce only after their entry into living cells. Some viruses can be destroyed by the immune system before they cause disease, but there are also other types of viruses (such as the flu virus) that cause disease but it can disappear by itself. Viruses do not respond to antibiotics at all.
Dangers of antibiotic resistance
Antibiotics since first used in 1940 is one of the great advances in medicine. However, excessive prescribing of antibiotics having an impact on the development of bacteria that become unresponsive to antibiotics, which had previously been successful (resistant). In addition, children who consume antibiotics that should not be required to have risk for experiencing other side effects, such as stomach upsets and diarrhea.
Antibiotic resistance itself is the ability of bacteria or other microorganisms to withstand the effects of antibiotics. Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria can change themselves in such a way that can reduce the effectiveness of a drug, chemicals or other substances that were previously intended to cure or prevent disease infection. As a result, the bakery still can survive and reproduce so that more and more dangerous.
The bacteria can form a special resistance against a certain type of antibiotics, thus endangering people affected by the disease. Misunderstandings that often occur in people the notion that are resistant to certain drugs is a body of people, when in fact the bacteria in the body tersebutlah become resistant to treatment, not his body.
Dangers of antibiotic resistance is one of the problems that can threaten public health. Almost all types of bacteria has become stronger and less responsive to antibiotic treatment. Bacteria that have experienced resistance to this antibiotic can be spread to family members, friends or neighbors so that threaten the community will the presence of new infectious diseases are more difficult to treat and more expensive medical bills.
How Bacteria become resistant to antibiotics
Drinking antibiotics to treat colds or diseases caused by viruses, not only useless but also can cause harm. In the long term this can make the bacteria more difficult to be destroyed. The use of antibiotics is often & not as necessary to produce new types of bacteria that can survive the treatment given or so-called bacterial resistance. These new types of bacteria require higher doses or stronger antibiotics to be destroyed.
The use of antibiotics encourages the development of resistant bacteria. Each person uses antibiotics, the bacteria are sensitive to be killed but the resistant bacteria will continue to exist, grow and reproduce. The main cause of increasing bacterial antibiotic resistance is the use of repeated and inappropriate therapeutic range. The key to controlling the spread of these resistant bacteria is the use of appropriate antibiotic therapy and appropriate range (dose, frequency and duration of drug use.)
How to prevent the occurence of resistance to antibiotics
We can contribute actively to prevent the occurrence of bacterial resistance, the way is to use antibiotics appropriately and appropriate therapeutic range. Although antibiotics are a very strong drug, but the only effective antibiotic for use against diseases caused by bacteria and not by other microbes such as fever, cough or flu. Here are some useful tips when we went to the doctor:
• Ask if antibiotics are given beneficial to the disease being suffered today.
• Do not use antibiotics for infectious diseases caused by viruses such as flu.
• Where to get antibiotics, should be used until exhausted. Do not leave these antibiotics for treatment at a later time.
• Use antibiotics that are given appropriate advice from a doctor. Use a regular basis until they run out even though it felt fine. If antibiotic treatment is stopped too soon, some bacteria may survive and cause infection again.
• Do not use antibiotics in prescribed to another person. Sometimes because they feel symptoms of a disease that is felt the same, then we equate the treatment with that person, but could be a need for each person is different.
• If the doctor concluded that the disease we do not require antibiotic treatment, check with other medications that can help relieve the symptoms we feel. Do not force doctors to give antibiotics to the kit
Meaning of antibiotics in the first refers to the compound produced by fungi or microorganisms that can kill bacteria that cause disease in animals and humans. Currently, several types of antibiotics are synthetic compounds (not produced from mikororganisme) but also can kill or inhibit bacterial growth. Technically, a substance that can kill good bacteria in the form of synthetic or natural compounds called antimicrobial substances, but many people who call it with antibiotics. Although antibiotics have very many benefits, excessive use of antibiotics can also trigger the occurrence of antibiotic resistance.
How antibiotics work ?
To understand how antibiotics work, note first 2 types of germs that cause many diseases, namely bacteria and viruses. Although there are some bacteria and certain viruses that can cause disease with similar symptoms, but both bacteria and viruses have a way of reproduction and spread of different diseases.
• Bacteria are single-celled living organisms. Bacteria can be found anywhere & most do not cause harm or even beneficial, such as Lactobacillus, the bacteria that live in the small intestine and helps to digest food. But there are also harmful bacteria and cause illness due to invade the body, multiply and disrupt the normal functioning of the body. Antibiotics effective against bacteria because it can kill the organisms and inhibit bacterial growth or reproduction.
• Virus, not a living thing and can not stand alone. Viruses are particles containing genetic material wrapped by a layer of protein. Viruses can only live, grow and reproduce only after their entry into living cells. Some viruses can be destroyed by the immune system before they cause disease, but there are also other types of viruses (such as the flu virus) that cause disease but it can disappear by itself. Viruses do not respond to antibiotics at all.
Dangers of antibiotic resistance
Antibiotics since first used in 1940 is one of the great advances in medicine. However, excessive prescribing of antibiotics having an impact on the development of bacteria that become unresponsive to antibiotics, which had previously been successful (resistant). In addition, children who consume antibiotics that should not be required to have risk for experiencing other side effects, such as stomach upsets and diarrhea.
Antibiotic resistance itself is the ability of bacteria or other microorganisms to withstand the effects of antibiotics. Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria can change themselves in such a way that can reduce the effectiveness of a drug, chemicals or other substances that were previously intended to cure or prevent disease infection. As a result, the bakery still can survive and reproduce so that more and more dangerous.
The bacteria can form a special resistance against a certain type of antibiotics, thus endangering people affected by the disease. Misunderstandings that often occur in people the notion that are resistant to certain drugs is a body of people, when in fact the bacteria in the body tersebutlah become resistant to treatment, not his body.
Dangers of antibiotic resistance is one of the problems that can threaten public health. Almost all types of bacteria has become stronger and less responsive to antibiotic treatment. Bacteria that have experienced resistance to this antibiotic can be spread to family members, friends or neighbors so that threaten the community will the presence of new infectious diseases are more difficult to treat and more expensive medical bills.
How Bacteria become resistant to antibiotics
Drinking antibiotics to treat colds or diseases caused by viruses, not only useless but also can cause harm. In the long term this can make the bacteria more difficult to be destroyed. The use of antibiotics is often & not as necessary to produce new types of bacteria that can survive the treatment given or so-called bacterial resistance. These new types of bacteria require higher doses or stronger antibiotics to be destroyed.
The use of antibiotics encourages the development of resistant bacteria. Each person uses antibiotics, the bacteria are sensitive to be killed but the resistant bacteria will continue to exist, grow and reproduce. The main cause of increasing bacterial antibiotic resistance is the use of repeated and inappropriate therapeutic range. The key to controlling the spread of these resistant bacteria is the use of appropriate antibiotic therapy and appropriate range (dose, frequency and duration of drug use.)
How to prevent the occurence of resistance to antibiotics
We can contribute actively to prevent the occurrence of bacterial resistance, the way is to use antibiotics appropriately and appropriate therapeutic range. Although antibiotics are a very strong drug, but the only effective antibiotic for use against diseases caused by bacteria and not by other microbes such as fever, cough or flu. Here are some useful tips when we went to the doctor:
• Ask if antibiotics are given beneficial to the disease being suffered today.
• Do not use antibiotics for infectious diseases caused by viruses such as flu.
• Where to get antibiotics, should be used until exhausted. Do not leave these antibiotics for treatment at a later time.
• Use antibiotics that are given appropriate advice from a doctor. Use a regular basis until they run out even though it felt fine. If antibiotic treatment is stopped too soon, some bacteria may survive and cause infection again.
• Do not use antibiotics in prescribed to another person. Sometimes because they feel symptoms of a disease that is felt the same, then we equate the treatment with that person, but could be a need for each person is different.
• If the doctor concluded that the disease we do not require antibiotic treatment, check with other medications that can help relieve the symptoms we feel. Do not force doctors to give antibiotics to the kit
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