DEBATE: Is antibiotics dangerous to our future by creating superbugs?

Question

Whoever gives the best argument and supports their point of view the best, gets my best answer.

We know that antibiotics is creating superbugs, so do you think this is dangerous to our health in the future? or do you think we can cope with this and create stronger antibiotics.

Arguments on both sides would be nice.

Sources supporting ideas would be very nice, as it gives further strength.

I do agree that antibiotics are great to satisfy patients.

I'm not completely sure if I'm correct on this, but is the reason bacteria is mutating and affecting others is because the antibiotics is killing the bacterias, but the surviving bacterias can still become airborne and pass on to other people so that a new bacteria is being spread around? correct me if i'm wrong on this.

oh and feel free to email me if you've answered already. I'll be happy to put your response on my details.

Answer 1

Antibiotic use provides the selection pressure necessary for drug-resistant microbes to evolve. However, encouraging proper use of antimicrobials will slow the evolution of resistance. This means using the narrowest-spectrum antibiotic available, finishing the entire course of all antibiotic regimens, prescribing antibiotics only when they are necessary (i.e. not for viral infections, a practice that is all too common), using multiple drug therapy when warranted (tuberculosis and HIV come to mind, among others), etc.

And yes, clearly, "superbugs" present a danger to future health - step into any hospital and take look at the issues caused by bugs like MRSA and VRE, and multi-drug resistant TB. We walk a delicate line between preventing morbidity and mortality with drugs now and promoting antibiotic resistance for the future. Dutifully sticking to the principles above (and additional measures) will help minimize the risk of superbug development and spread.

Answer 2

I am an RN. Unfortunately many people with an ordinary cold go to the Dr.and are handed a prescription for an antibiotic even though the cold will clear up on its own. Some pediatricians give antibiotic for ear infections even though the medical literature says they can generally clear up on their own. Unfortunately we live in a "I need it now" society where we don't want to wait for natures own healing. Everyone wants a pill and most Dr's comply.

Everybody has staph on their skin. It is a normal body flora. Unfortunately the over use of prescriptions have caused a simple staph infection into a lifethreatening problem for some groups of people like the eldery and young and those with a weakend immune system. These people can develope MRSA (methacillin resistant staph areueas) This can require weeks (6 or more) of IVantibiotics (usually vancomycin). These bugs are now starting to mutate and not even respond to vanco. Stronger antibiotics are needed and are being developed as we speak. Sometimes MRSA requires a combination of drugs like Gentamycin and Vanco.

My advise is to stay away from antibiotics unless you really need them. I have a chronic lung disease and get pneumonia at least 1-2 x a year. I am allergic to 4 classes of antibiotics. My Dr. and I have worked it out that unless I continue to get worse with time we will then start antibiotics. Ketek which is used specifficaly for pneumonia has now been linked with liver faiure. Why would I want to risk that for something that may clear with time?

Answer 3

The antibiotics that we use today will be ineffective in the future. Viruses and bacteria have a faster evolution rate. Another problem is over prescribing for illnesses in which there is no medication and people not completing their regime of medication, actually stopping when they feel better within a day or two. These people then pass their unused medications to a friend or relative for the some illness. This is viscous cycle and the winner's are the viruses and bacteria. Everything wants to live we evolve to survive in our environment.

Answer 4

Very interesting question.

Antibiotics are very helpful in our modern world of medicine today. Many people's lives have been saved because of the correct use of antibiotics. Not using antibiotics would be murder to many people around the world who may be sick or ill. Imagine if someone you loved dearly was sick and a simple pill or liquid form of medicine could easily cure the disease. What would you do if the doctor came in and said that they couldn't give antibiotics because of the future risk of them and that your loved one was more than likely going to die because the lack of antibiotics. Doctors and trained professionals are always working to provide the people of the world with new antibiotics to stop super bugs in the future. To cure many more people and save many more lives. No matter what is done in the medical field there will always be many risk. Using antibiotics is just like doing anything else to heal someone. It will have risk but what you have to think about is do the possible risk of using antibiotics out weigh all the lives we can save by putting them into practice?

However, in the future-preparing world we live in today many people haven't thought about the possible affects that antibiotics are having on our society and future lives. Using antibiotics now could endanger the rest of our population. By taking the simple way out by using these pills and liquid forms is doing nothing but slowly killing our own race and own kind. Imagine somewhere (possibly very near) in the future your great grandchild being killed by a super bug because the scienctist are doing an unefficient job of creating new medicines to stop the super bugs. Its time to face the facts- our scientist aren't prepared to deal with a super bug and our world can't defend against one. Why don't we start preparing for that bug now by stoping the use of anitbiotics. The whole nation or possibly world could be wiped out because of our simple use of antibiotics. Is saving lives now worth wiping out the whole world in the future. Maybe you are saving SOME people but in the end using antibiotics is only shooting ourselves in the foot.

Answer 5

First off let me say, Im writing by thought, and so it may not make total sense what Im saying but I hope to make my point understood.

It makes perfect sense that we have been on this planet for thousands of years, before there were manufactured antibiotics.

Our body, creates its own antibodies against bacterial infections. (this is where the whole idea behind the use of vaccinations.)

When we take antiboitics it not only kills the bacteria causing illness, but it also kills are own healthy cells which are the cells that learn to kill bad bacteria.

The more we take antibiotics, the more we kill our own own defense system.

Not to mention, many people who take prescribed antibiotics typically dont finish the entire bottle, which leave bad bacteria to survive and hang around, which mutate and grown stronger than the antibio itself.

Additionally, people think that taking antibiotics help viral infections as well, which actually doesnt do anything, except let any bad bacteria in your body get used to the antibiotics (and kill your own defensive system), . This makes them grow stronger than your own immune system.

Many people dont realize the everyday food they ingest, that actually have antibiotics in them, that over time can compromise their immune system.

Things like milk, and meats... These animals are treated with antibiotics for utter infections etc. This gets in your food/milk and you ingest small doses of antibios which again kills your immune system little by little, and allows bad bacteria in small doses sitting in your body to gain a tolerance to the antibios.

Obviously I would recommend injesting meats and milks that are organic and never treated with antibios.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Doctors are overprescibing anti biotics and they say thats why our flus and everything are getting worse.