Essay Archive - Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
For about 50 years, antibiotics have been the answer to many bacterial
infections. Antibiotics are chemical substances that are secreted by living
things. Doctors prescribed these medicines to cure many diseases. During World
War II, it treated one of the biggest killers during wartime - infected wounds.
It was the beginning of the antibiotic era. But just when antibiotics were
being mass produced, bacteria started to evolve and became resistant to these
medicines.
Antibiotic resistance can be the result of different things. One cau....
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