Antibiotic Resistance pp Revision

Humans have affected the world around us in a multitude of ways including changing the environments of the planet, the creatures that inhabit it, and the biotic and abiotic factors we interact with. As humanity progresses, we further alter the world to our needs which can sometimes create problems of its own. Changes we make to the world around us can often have unforseen (or forseen but trivialized) consequences which may change the world forever. Despite human power and ingenuity, nature and its laws continue to persist. Humanity has had a close relationship with bacteria since the first human encountered its first bacteria. Up until the last century, bacteria and their related effects on the human body were a global threat killing millions with little resistance. It was only in recent history that the invention of antibiotics relieved the human race from the grip of harmful bacteria. The invention of antibiotics was an extremely important leap in medicine for humans and the animals we can give antibiotics too. They are used heavily in a variety of industries, which all contriburte to the process of natural selection. Antibiotic resistant bacteria have become a terror for doctors, researchers, and patients in the last few decades. 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.  For now, this is the most effective method at our disposal. Until humanity can find a more longterm and effective way to fight the ever evolving bacteria, the genetic and scientific armsrace will continue.