When
you are sick, and just can’t seem to get over whatever the illness is what do
you do? You go to the doctor, right? When the doctor diagnoses your
condition, likely based on some form of a bacterial infection, you are sent
home with a prescription of antibiotics to fight off whatever bacteria was linked
to the illness. Days later, you begin to feel the benefits of the
antibiotic drugs. Unconsciously, you are thankful for the science of
antibiotic treatments. Could you actually imagine a condition that leaves
you fighting for your life, because there are little to no antibiotic drugs to
fight off a bacterial infection that you have been stricken with? Have
you experienced a superbug and the effects of them?
After
watching the Frontline video and reading the Fresh Air links, below, I thought of the concern
presented in the video regarding the lack of support for the research and
development of antibiotics. Will we go down the path that we once
experienced before the discovery of antibiotics? Imagine the
possible effects of amputations, or worse, deaths. This is very real.
The drug companies are giving up on the research and development of
antibiotics. Support needs to come from somewhere, but where? This
is more important than the discretionary spending that we seem to find the need
to shift our dollars towards.
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