2007-02-23 03:55:04 · 9 answers · asked by Steven A 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
because any leftover bacteria might become drug resistant if you don't finish the full course of antibiotics. it's happened with many strains of bacteria, particularly staph
2007-02-23 04:03:28 · answer #1 · answered by rockjock_2000 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because the bacteria are still in your body and might not be dead. Sort of unconscious! If you stop the antibiotics they recover and become stronger and the antibiotic can no longer kill them. It's better to kill them totally! So finish the course!
By the way, this could seriously affect if you if are hurt badly and need an anti-biotic to save your life. Always finish the course!
2007-02-23 04:04:04 · answer #2 · answered by True Blue Brit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Steven ... If you quit taking your medications as soon as your symptoms disappear, you're liking to be affected again. After you've taken your medicine for a few days, most of the germs that provoked your illness have been killed off. However, not ALL of them were destroyed yet. If you stop taking your medicine before it's finished, those germs that remain will multiply and cause your illness to recur.
The very first sentence of my link (below) addresses this particular mis-use of antibiotics. Scroll up to get the entire story.
Take care, Steven, and take all the medicine as directed. Good luck.
2007-02-23 04:06:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The micro organism that the antibiotic is struggling with has a definite 0.5-existence, meaning how long it take to kill 0.5 of it. extra, the micro organism can reproduce itself. The length of time to take an antibiotic if the time that each and all of the micro organism might prefer to reproduce itself. definitely, if the micro organism has a nil.5-existence of say, 10 days, you're able to take the antibiotic that long. in case you provide up once you experience extra ideal yet only before the full recurring, the countless micro organism can nevertheless improve and reproduce and you basically could initiate as quickly as extra.
2016-11-25 01:57:57 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The alotted dosage must be finished to totally eradicate the germs.If you cut off before the pills are finish,a likely re occurence may happen and you probably have to get different antibiotics to cure you.
2007-02-23 04:10:48 · answer #5 · answered by siaosi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your fever is gone because the antibiotics are surpressing the symptoms of whatever illness you have. you need to finish the full course of antibiotics so that your body can make antibodies against the illness, and you won't get it again (hopefully)
2007-02-23 04:04:47 · answer #6 · answered by Jennifer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Otherwise the infecting germs will become immune to that particular antibiotic and next time same antibiotic will not work on the germs.
2007-02-23 05:30:58 · answer #7 · answered by sauras 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in my opinion it is a crime to stop an antibiotic treatment course without a genuine medical reason , Spreading bacterial resistance is a real headache for physicians and pharmacist
2007-02-23 06:14:13 · answer #8 · answered by medodedo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To prevent the bacteria from surviving and developing resistance to the drug. Next time, we may need higher doses and longer duration treatment.
2007-02-23 05:52:27 · answer #9 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋