What might people do to prevent the development of more superbugs?
A. They should use antibiotics only when necessary.
B. They should develop stronger antibiotics and use them often.
C. They should use stronger disinfectants.
D. They should not get vaccinated.

Question

What might people do to prevent the development of more superbugs?
	A.	They should use antibiotics only when necessary.
	B.	They should develop stronger antibiotics and use them often.
	C.	They should use stronger disinfectants.
	D.	They should not get vaccinated.

ah42632 · Answer

Im pretty sure D isn´t correct so that only leaves A,B, and C

AZ · Answer

That's right so now it's between the remaining options

Do you know what a superbug is?

ah42632 · Answer

like bacteria that makes us sick or something like that

AZ · Answer

Kind of, but not exactly

AZ · Answer

A bacteria or virus or parasite that make us suck can just be called a bug

But when we say it's a SUPERbug, then that means this bacteria/virus/parasite is resistant to medicine that would kill it

ah42632 · Answer

so would that make it B?

ah42632 · Answer

wait but if we used stronger medicine often it would build a resistance to the medicine, wouldn´t it?

AZ · Answer

And that usually happens because when we give a drug to treat the sickness, some of the bacteria might die but there might be a few that survive and then those grow in number and mutate more and become a problem

Have you heard of antibiotic resistance?

ah42632 · Answer

yep

AZ · Answer

$\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}$ @ah42632
wait but if we used stronger medicine often it would build a resistance to the medicine, wouldn´t it?
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Exactly!! That's the problem with trying to come up with a more stronger medication

Timmyspu · Answer

An example currently is the corona virus because while we do have a kind of cure its really only slows it down because it never fully leaves our body because it is so strong.

AZ · Answer

wat

AZ · Answer

Anyway, so what do you think the answer is now?

ah42632 · Answer

yeah screw covid. Ive missed my whole first year of high school cuz of it...... Ummmm, I think A cuz its not so often

AZ · Answer

That's correct!

ah42632 · Answer

Your freakin smart! thanks for the help guys.

AZ · Answer

Like we said, the problem with coming up with stronger medicine is that those few bacteria that survive will be immune to it and then we have to come up with something new. And it becomes a whole loop.

So the best way is to ONLY give it when it's really needed

ah42632 · Answer

I actually learned something today XD

AZ · Answer

Of course! It was my pleasure :)