1. The main trigger or starter that makes antibiotics resistant to our bodies is the use of antibiotics in animals which we eat and then the resistance is transferred into humans.
2. Antibiotic resistance can easily occur through taking medication when not needed or taking some of the perscribed medication and not finishing them.
3. You dont need medication for anything. If you have a common cold or a simple cough, it will go away on its own and you dont need antibiotics.
4. Since the early 1990's or so, antibiotic resistance has dramatically increased.
5. Antibiotic resistance is most predominant in the poorer countries such as New Delhi, Africa and Panama. Although it still exists everywhere around the world.
6. These antibiotic resistant species are called "Superbugs" which can not be killed through medication such as penicilin and can be transferred to other people and potentially kill them.
7. Places like China, India and Africa are easy supporters of antibiotic resistance because of the fact that they can get just about any drug over the counter.
8. Countries around the world are trying to make people aware of the problems. Countries like France, USA, and Canada are promoting that drugs are not the answer.
9. Every year thousands of people die because of resistance to antibiotics aquired in hospitals. In Europe alone, 25 000 people die a year.
10. Drugs are not the answer to get rid of bugs. (Unless its serious)
Monday, October 31, 2011
Pictures & Links XD
http://www.ahi.org/issues-advocacy/animal-antibiotics/antibiotics-and-danger/
http://cmapspublic3.ihmc.us/rid=1HRS5WNGQ-28HXSPJ-JHT/Evolution.cmap
http://cmapspublic3.ihmc.us/rid=1HRS5WNGQ-28HXSPJ-JHT/Evolution.cmap
Monday, October 24, 2011
Videos XD
University students made this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLjMiKj-q58&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
People from China travel around the world. Can bring the drug resistant bugs into Canada. Including through fish and honey as well as genes passed on generation to generation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLjMiKj-q58&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
Agriculture is playing a major role in antibiotic resistance. Drugs given to animals and then given to humans to eat. Then become resistance to some antibiotics (Penicillin)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lE3R2ey5hYI&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
People from China travel around the world. Can bring the drug resistant bugs into Canada. Including through fish and honey as well as genes passed on generation to generation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLjMiKj-q58&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
Agriculture is playing a major role in antibiotic resistance. Drugs given to animals and then given to humans to eat. Then become resistance to some antibiotics (Penicillin)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lE3R2ey5hYI&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Just some notes:
Places where antibiotic resistance is most predomonant: Panama, South Africa and New Delhi.
http://healthmap.org/en/ Thursday October 20 2011
You would think that antibiotics are good, and save lives, which is true, but now a days people are using to many antibiotics and letting them transform and mutate so that we are restistant to those drugs when we take them. More specifically, the bacteria that we are trying to get rid of become resistant. Every year in Europe 25 000 people die from serious reststance to infections aquired in hospitals. http://www.euro.who.int/de/what-we-do/health-topics/disease-prevention/antimicrobial-resistance/antibiotic-resistance Thursday October 20 2011
Occurs when microorganisms render themselves so that medication doesnt effect them. Called superbugs and can now infect others, and kill. http://www.who.int/topics/drug_resistance/en/ Thursday October 20 2011
Mainly problems in the countries where you are able to get almost any drug over the counter. (China, India, Africa) Also a HUGE problem in animals (Honeybees, cows, fish) where drugs are used as growth premoters, then humans eat them and make the bugs restsant. Prevention: France "Antibiotics are not automatic" - 26.5% reduction. USA "Get Smart". Canada "Do bugs need drugs?"- 20% less antibiotic ussage. The world is aware and trying to make an effort to promote not using drugs as the answer to every bug. http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/88/11/10-031110/en/ Thursday October 2011
http://healthmap.org/en/ Thursday October 20 2011
You would think that antibiotics are good, and save lives, which is true, but now a days people are using to many antibiotics and letting them transform and mutate so that we are restistant to those drugs when we take them. More specifically, the bacteria that we are trying to get rid of become resistant. Every year in Europe 25 000 people die from serious reststance to infections aquired in hospitals. http://www.euro.who.int/de/what-we-do/health-topics/disease-prevention/antimicrobial-resistance/antibiotic-resistance Thursday October 20 2011
Occurs when microorganisms render themselves so that medication doesnt effect them. Called superbugs and can now infect others, and kill. http://www.who.int/topics/drug_resistance/en/ Thursday October 20 2011
Mainly problems in the countries where you are able to get almost any drug over the counter. (China, India, Africa) Also a HUGE problem in animals (Honeybees, cows, fish) where drugs are used as growth premoters, then humans eat them and make the bugs restsant. Prevention: France "Antibiotics are not automatic" - 26.5% reduction. USA "Get Smart". Canada "Do bugs need drugs?"- 20% less antibiotic ussage. The world is aware and trying to make an effort to promote not using drugs as the answer to every bug. http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/88/11/10-031110/en/ Thursday October 2011
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
The first steps
Topic I picked?
Resistance to Antibiotics
What I want to learn?
Why there is resistance? Who does it effect? Why does it effect some people and not others?What types of medication is most resisted? Etc.
How is it important for the future?
Resistance can influence the spread of diseases, If we know about it, maybe we can counter it? We know how it will influence our lives in the future. Medical advances in the future. Etc.
How did I come up with this topic?
It was actually SO hard to come up with this topic. I started thinking very broadly, I started with epidemiology. From there I started thinking about how diseases spread, maybe doing different types of diseases? Jumped around from disease to disease. Then finally ended up thinking of one type of similarity. Cures. Which leads to resistance and that is where I am at now.
Resistance to Antibiotics
What I want to learn?
Why there is resistance? Who does it effect? Why does it effect some people and not others?What types of medication is most resisted? Etc.
How is it important for the future?
Resistance can influence the spread of diseases, If we know about it, maybe we can counter it? We know how it will influence our lives in the future. Medical advances in the future. Etc.
How did I come up with this topic?
It was actually SO hard to come up with this topic. I started thinking very broadly, I started with epidemiology. From there I started thinking about how diseases spread, maybe doing different types of diseases? Jumped around from disease to disease. Then finally ended up thinking of one type of similarity. Cures. Which leads to resistance and that is where I am at now.
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