What Happens When Antibiotics Stop Working?
May 05, 2014 | Debbie Smith
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Since Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming discovered Penicillin in 1928, antibiotics have been the gold standard in the treatment of bacterial infections. Alarmingly and increasingly, antibiotics which have saved countless millions of lives are losing their power to fight infections.
“A new report by the World Health Organization, WHO, reveals that this serious threat (antibiotic resistance) is no longer a prediction for the future, it is happening right now in every region of the world and has the potential to affect anyone, of any age, in any country. Antibiotic resistance – when bacteria change so antibiotics no longer work in people who need them to treat infections – is now a major threat to public health. This report starts a global effort led by WHO to address drug resistance.”
Consider the following list of infectious bacteria that are causing the greatest concern among experts:
MRSA or Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, which is resistant to the most common and inexpensive antibiotics, causes longer hospital stays and increases likelihood of death by 64 %.
C. difficile bacterium produces spores that are resistant to high temperatures and is very difficult to eliminate. It is spread through contaminated food and objects, and poor hygiene. C diff, (as it is known) causes sepsis and severe, intractable diarrhea.
E. coli now accounts for 1 in 3 cases of bacterial infections in the blood in the UK and a new strain is resistant to most antibiotics. It is highly contagious and could cause more than 3,000 deaths a year.
Acinetobacter Baumannii is a common bacterium resistant to most antibiotics and can easily infect patients in hospitals. It can cause meningitis and is fatal in about 80 per cent of patients.
CRKP is a bacterium associated with extremely difficult to treat sepsis and meningitis. It is resistant to nearly all antibiotics and is fatal in 50 per cent of cases.
K. pneumoniae , an intestinal bacterium, is responsible for many cases of hospital acquired pneumonia. Carbapenems, used to treat the most resistant cases are reportedly now only effective in 50% of cases.
Not only do these antibiotic resistant microbes complicate hospital stays and cause deaths, they increase the cost of delivering health care.
“Without urgent, coordinated action, the world is headed for a post-antibiotic era, in which common infections and minor injuries which have been treatable for decades can once again kill,” warned Dr Keiji Fukuda, the WHO’s assistant director for health security.
‘‘Unless we take significant actions to improve efforts to prevent infections, and also change how we produce, prescribe and use antibiotics, the world will lose more and more of these global public health goods and the implications will be devastating,” continued the Doctor.
While this problem is not new, it is escalating around the world.
According to the CDC, US Centers for Disease Control, 2 million diseases caused by antibiotic resistant microbes occur each year, resulting in 23,000 deaths, most of these due to C. difficile bacteria.
The cost to treat these drug resistant bacterial diseases and the complications associated with them climb into the billions of dollars. These associated costs tax an already overwhelmed world medical system.
What are the likely causes of these drug resistant bacteria? Although the process is extremely complicated and different for the various microbes, some of the common causes are:
Erroneous prescribing of antibiotics to treat microbes that will not respond to antibiotics, such as viruses, leads to resistance over time.
Improper use of the drugs, such as not taking the antibiotics according to proper dosage or not taking the full course prescribed leads to resistance.
Some experts believe that the overuse of “antibacterial products” such as soaps and sanitizers, can lead to resistance by killing many of the good bacteria that actually help humans stay healthy.
Also, the common use of antibiotics in growing livestock is thought to be a contributing factor to drug resistant microbes.
Unfortunately, the pace of new antibiotic development has slowed, with no new antibiotics emerging in the past two decades.
Since antibiotics have saved more lives than any other class of drugs, the world is left with a dilemma. What do we do in the face of growing resistance to these “magic bullets”, as researchers call them?
Mankind must add this predicament to the growing list of seemingly unsolvable problems facing the human race.
The problem of sickness and disease has been with mankind since the fall of man in the Garden of Eden. Jesus predicted that “pestilence “would be part of the human condition, until His 2nd Advent. (Luke 21:11)
Despite great advances in the treatment and prevention of diseases, sickness and death prevail!
Nothing short of the return of Jesus Christ in Kingly power will put an end to disease! Thankfully, God promises that He will do just that! (Revelation 21:3-5)
Read more at http://www.prophecynewswatch.com/2014/May05/055.html#Cpo6ztTsMwGhUC2f.99
Read more at http://www.prophecynewswatch.com/2014/May05/055.html#Cpo6ztTsMwGhUC2f.99
May 05, 2014 | Debbie Smith
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Since Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming discovered Penicillin in 1928, antibiotics have been the gold standard in the treatment of bacterial infections. Alarmingly and increasingly, antibiotics which have saved countless millions of lives are losing their power to fight infections.
“A new report by the World Health Organization, WHO, reveals that this serious threat (antibiotic resistance) is no longer a prediction for the future, it is happening right now in every region of the world and has the potential to affect anyone, of any age, in any country. Antibiotic resistance – when bacteria change so antibiotics no longer work in people who need them to treat infections – is now a major threat to public health. This report starts a global effort led by WHO to address drug resistance.”
Consider the following list of infectious bacteria that are causing the greatest concern among experts:
MRSA or Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, which is resistant to the most common and inexpensive antibiotics, causes longer hospital stays and increases likelihood of death by 64 %.
C. difficile bacterium produces spores that are resistant to high temperatures and is very difficult to eliminate. It is spread through contaminated food and objects, and poor hygiene. C diff, (as it is known) causes sepsis and severe, intractable diarrhea.
E. coli now accounts for 1 in 3 cases of bacterial infections in the blood in the UK and a new strain is resistant to most antibiotics. It is highly contagious and could cause more than 3,000 deaths a year.
Acinetobacter Baumannii is a common bacterium resistant to most antibiotics and can easily infect patients in hospitals. It can cause meningitis and is fatal in about 80 per cent of patients.
CRKP is a bacterium associated with extremely difficult to treat sepsis and meningitis. It is resistant to nearly all antibiotics and is fatal in 50 per cent of cases.
K. pneumoniae , an intestinal bacterium, is responsible for many cases of hospital acquired pneumonia. Carbapenems, used to treat the most resistant cases are reportedly now only effective in 50% of cases.
Not only do these antibiotic resistant microbes complicate hospital stays and cause deaths, they increase the cost of delivering health care.
“Without urgent, coordinated action, the world is headed for a post-antibiotic era, in which common infections and minor injuries which have been treatable for decades can once again kill,” warned Dr Keiji Fukuda, the WHO’s assistant director for health security.
‘‘Unless we take significant actions to improve efforts to prevent infections, and also change how we produce, prescribe and use antibiotics, the world will lose more and more of these global public health goods and the implications will be devastating,” continued the Doctor.
While this problem is not new, it is escalating around the world.
According to the CDC, US Centers for Disease Control, 2 million diseases caused by antibiotic resistant microbes occur each year, resulting in 23,000 deaths, most of these due to C. difficile bacteria.
The cost to treat these drug resistant bacterial diseases and the complications associated with them climb into the billions of dollars. These associated costs tax an already overwhelmed world medical system.
What are the likely causes of these drug resistant bacteria? Although the process is extremely complicated and different for the various microbes, some of the common causes are:
Erroneous prescribing of antibiotics to treat microbes that will not respond to antibiotics, such as viruses, leads to resistance over time.
Improper use of the drugs, such as not taking the antibiotics according to proper dosage or not taking the full course prescribed leads to resistance.
Some experts believe that the overuse of “antibacterial products” such as soaps and sanitizers, can lead to resistance by killing many of the good bacteria that actually help humans stay healthy.
Also, the common use of antibiotics in growing livestock is thought to be a contributing factor to drug resistant microbes.
Unfortunately, the pace of new antibiotic development has slowed, with no new antibiotics emerging in the past two decades.
Since antibiotics have saved more lives than any other class of drugs, the world is left with a dilemma. What do we do in the face of growing resistance to these “magic bullets”, as researchers call them?
Mankind must add this predicament to the growing list of seemingly unsolvable problems facing the human race.
The problem of sickness and disease has been with mankind since the fall of man in the Garden of Eden. Jesus predicted that “pestilence “would be part of the human condition, until His 2nd Advent. (Luke 21:11)
Despite great advances in the treatment and prevention of diseases, sickness and death prevail!
Nothing short of the return of Jesus Christ in Kingly power will put an end to disease! Thankfully, God promises that He will do just that! (Revelation 21:3-5)
Read more at http://www.prophecynewswatch.com/2014/May05/055.html#Cpo6ztTsMwGhUC2f.99
What Happens When Antibiotics Stop Working?
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Since
Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming discovered Penicillin in 1928,
antibiotics have been the gold standard in the treatment of bacterial
infections. Alarmingly and increasingly, antibiotics which have saved
countless millions of lives are losing their power to fight infections.
“A
new report by the World Health Organization, WHO, reveals that this
serious threat (antibiotic resistance) is no longer a prediction for the
future, it is happening right now in every region of the world and has
the potential to affect anyone, of any age, in any country. Antibiotic
resistance – when bacteria change so antibiotics no longer work in
people who need them to treat infections – is now a major threat to
public health. This report starts a global effort led by WHO to address
drug
resistance.”
Consider the following list of infectious bacteria that are causing the greatest concern among experts:
MRSA or Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, which is
resistant to the most common and inexpensive antibiotics, causes longer
hospital stays and increases likelihood of death by 64 %.
C. difficile bacterium produces spores that are resistant to high temperatures and is very difficult to eliminate. It is spread through contaminated food and objects, and poor hygiene. C diff, (as it is known) causes sepsis and severe, intractable diarrhea.
C. difficile bacterium produces spores that are resistant to high temperatures and is very difficult to eliminate. It is spread through contaminated food and objects, and poor hygiene. C diff, (as it is known) causes sepsis and severe, intractable diarrhea.
E.
coli now accounts for 1 in 3 cases of bacterial infections in the blood
in the UK and a new strain is resistant to most antibiotics. It is
highly contagious and could cause more than 3,000 deaths a year.
Acinetobacter
Baumannii is a common bacterium resistant to most antibiotics and can
easily infect patients in hospitals. It can cause meningitis and is
fatal in about 80 per cent of patients.
CRKP is a bacterium associated with extremely difficult to treat sepsis and meningitis. It is resistant to nearly all antibiotics and is fatal in 50 per cent of cases.
CRKP is a bacterium associated with extremely difficult to treat sepsis and meningitis. It is resistant to nearly all antibiotics and is fatal in 50 per cent of cases.
K. pneumoniae , an intestinal bacterium, is responsible for many cases
of hospital acquired pneumonia. Carbapenems, used to treat the most
resistant cases are reportedly now only effective in 50% of cases.
Not
only do these antibiotic resistant microbes complicate hospital stays
and cause deaths, they increase the cost of delivering health care.
“Without urgent, coordinated action, the world is headed for a
post-antibiotic era, in which common infections and minor injuries which
have been treatable for decades can once again kill,” warned Dr Keiji
Fukuda, the WHO’s assistant director for health security.
‘‘Unless
we take significant actions to improve efforts to prevent infections,
and also change how we produce, prescribe and use antibiotics, the world
will lose more and more of these global public health goods and the
implications will be devastating,”
continued the
Doctor.
While this problem is not new, it is escalating around the world.
According
to the CDC, US Centers for Disease Control, 2 million diseases caused
by antibiotic resistant microbes occur each year, resulting in 23,000
deaths, most of these due to C. difficile bacteria.
The
cost to treat these drug resistant bacterial diseases and the
complications associated with them climb into the billions of dollars.
These associated costs tax an already overwhelmed world medical system.
What
are the likely causes of these drug resistant bacteria? Although the
process is extremely complicated and different for the various microbes,
some of the common causes are:
Erroneous prescribing of antibiotics to treat microbes that will not respond to antibiotics, such as viruses, leads to resistance over time.
Improper use of the drugs, such as not taking the antibiotics according to proper dosage or not taking the full course prescribed leads to resistance.
Some experts believe that the overuse of “antibacterial products” such as soaps and sanitizers, can lead to resistance by killing many of the good bacteria that actually help humans stay healthy.
Also, the common use of antibiotics in growing livestock is thought to be a contributing factor to drug resistant microbes.
Unfortunately, the pace of new antibiotic development has slowed, with no new antibiotics emerging in the past two decades.
Since antibiotics have saved more lives than any other class of drugs, the world is left with a dilemma. What do we do in the face of growing resistance to these “magic bullets”, as researchers call them?
Mankind must add this predicament to the growing list of seemingly unsolvable problems facing the human race.
The problem of sickness and disease has been with mankind since the fall of man in the Garden of Eden. Jesus predicted that “pestilence “would be part of the human condition, until His 2nd Advent. (Luke 21:11)
Despite great advances in the treatment and prevention of diseases, sickness and death prevail!
Nothing short of the return of Jesus Christ in Kingly power will put an end to disease! Thankfully, God promises that He will do just that! (Revelation 21:3-5)
Erroneous prescribing of antibiotics to treat microbes that will not respond to antibiotics, such as viruses, leads to resistance over time.
Improper use of the drugs, such as not taking the antibiotics according to proper dosage or not taking the full course prescribed leads to resistance.
Some experts believe that the overuse of “antibacterial products” such as soaps and sanitizers, can lead to resistance by killing many of the good bacteria that actually help humans stay healthy.
Also, the common use of antibiotics in growing livestock is thought to be a contributing factor to drug resistant microbes.
Unfortunately, the pace of new antibiotic development has slowed, with no new antibiotics emerging in the past two decades.
Since antibiotics have saved more lives than any other class of drugs, the world is left with a dilemma. What do we do in the face of growing resistance to these “magic bullets”, as researchers call them?
Mankind must add this predicament to the growing list of seemingly unsolvable problems facing the human race.
The problem of sickness and disease has been with mankind since the fall of man in the Garden of Eden. Jesus predicted that “pestilence “would be part of the human condition, until His 2nd Advent. (Luke 21:11)
Despite great advances in the treatment and prevention of diseases, sickness and death prevail!
Nothing short of the return of Jesus Christ in Kingly power will put an end to disease! Thankfully, God promises that He will do just that! (Revelation 21:3-5)
Read more at http://www.prophecynewswatch.com/2014/May05/055.html#Cpo6ztTsMwGhUC2f.99
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