Rasmussen College
Author Note
This research is being submitted Aug 2, 2015, Sallie Vance’ Surgical Pharmacology
I believe in using antibiotics because they are strong medicines that are used to treat infections, including life threatening diseases. The antibiotics can help treat so many bacterial diseases such as viruses caused by colds, like the flu and most coughs and sore throats, ear aches or cancer issues. But not all antibiotics work against all infections. Antibiotics only work against infections caused by bacteria, fungi and certain parasites. There are two main categories of antibiotics:
• Narrow-spectrum antibiotics only kill a limited number of bacteria. They can target and kill the bacteria that are causing your illness without killing other, good bacteria. Narrow-spectrum antibiotics are usually prescribed when your doctor knows exactly what bacteria are causing your infection.
• Broad-spectrum antibiotics work against many different bacteria, including some bacteria resistant to narrower-spectrum antibiotics. They are prescribed when your doctor does not know exactly what bacteria are causing your infection or when your illness is caused by several different bacteria.
So when a person feels sick and has signs of a …show more content…
Antibiotic resistance is now a worldwide public health problem. Almost all bacteria have developed some form of resistance, making antibiotics less effective at treating serious infections. Someone with an infection that is resistant to a certain medicine can pass that resistant infection to other people, including family members, and coworkers. In this situation it is hard to treat infectious disease can threaten whole communities. This can be especially dangerous for young children, the elderly, and people with weakened immune