Overuse of antibiotics has led to mutations for resistance becoming commonplace in some bacteria species. This threatens our modern medical system, as well as the lives of all humans exposed to these bacterias. These resistant bacteria cannot be killed by the most common antibiotics and even some which are used as a last resort. A few alarming strains have been appearing more and more in recent years, usually within the species of Salmonella typhi, Mycobacterium tubercluosis, Pseudomonias aeruginosa, and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. While not all of these bacteria lead to deadly diseases, antibiotic resistance in these strains make it nearly impossible to help relieve the symptoms of them, or help stop an individual from dying. However, we have not run out of options yet. One possibly alternative is to simply work on developing a new antibiotic which bacteria are not yet immune to. As the new antibiotic is administered and (hopefully) kills off the bacteria, the process of lowering antibiotic use can begin. This combined process would hopefully eliminate the possibility of resistance occurring, at least at such a high rate and across multiple species of bacteria. Of course, this process is not perfect, and could result in new resistances being developed and individuals not getting the antibiotics they truly need. There is still room for genetic changes to happen spontaneously and result in resistance, but by killing off the resistant bacteria there is hope that acquired AR in bacteria can be lowered, or at least controlled.
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