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What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger: The Overuse of Antibiotics

MRSA is an acronym for Methicillin this now, but the rest of the world
Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. But pretty much does it just like that. Can
what does this mean? When you break it you imagine what happens to the bacteria
down, you can see. Starting from the on your hands now? You are left with
second half of the name, Staphylococcus bacteria that is resistant to your
aureus (or S. aureus) is the scientific antibacterial soap. Oops. Then you go
name (Genus, species) for a spherical outside, see your neighbor, and shake
shaped bacteria that is prevalent hands with him. Oops again, now your
everywhere, on everyone's body. There is neighbor has been introduced to your
an extremely good article at the antibacterial soap-resistant bacteria.
Textbook of Bacteriology website that My aunt told me that she has never used
explains the biological characteristics Lysol, or antibacterial soap in her
of the bacteria. Methicillin is "a semi house. We all cringe at the thought of
synthetic penicillin-related antibiotic, that now, including me, but there is
also known as Staphcillin, that once was something very important in there
effective against staphylococci (staph) somewhere.Back when our parents were
resistant to penicillin because they children, somehow they survived without
produce the enzyme penicillinase (quoted antibacterial soaps. Our world is full
from MedicineNet.com)." Resistant means of antibacterial-everything now. Plastic
"Having the capacity to withstand: toys are made with antibacterials, and
immune, impervious, insusceptible, proof, even the grocery stores now have
resistive, unsusceptible (quoted from antibacterial wipes when you walk in to
Answers.com)." goes on to explain get a shopping cart so you can wipe down
Methicillin Resistance: "Rarely used any bacteria on them. This sounds like a
now, Methicillin has been largely great preventative idea, but can you see
superseded by Vancomycin. Over the past where the problems lie? I don't know
50 years, staph bacteria have become where we go from here, really. When you
resistant to various antibiotics, look at this situation, it seems very
including the commonly used bleak, it is a never-ending circle, a
penicillin-related antibiotics, including catch-22.So this brings us to the
Methicillin. These resistant bacteria are bacteria inside of our bodies. We have
called Methicillin-resistant all heard over and over, so much that we
Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA."Ok, so ourselves have become resistant to the
what does all of this technical advice: Take all of your antibiotics,
terminology really mean? Antibiotic until the bottle is gone, even if you are
resistance of any sort boils down to the feeling better. I know I am guilty of
old saying, "What doesn't kill you makes not taking all of my antibiotics in the
you stronger." I had it explained to me past. Are you? Probably. I don't do it
by my Aunt Sharon, who has been an RN anymore though. Using the kitchen
nearly her whole life, when my husband example above, you can see what an
was sick. When you clean your house, and incomplete course of antibiotics do to
you use antibacterial products, Lysol, the bacteria in your body. What doesn't
for instance, there is inevitably some kill them, makes them stronger.Another
bacteria left behind. For instance, if huge problem in creating antibiotic
you are wiping down your kitchen, it is resistance is with people going to the
impossible to keep every single bacteria doctor with a virus, and insisting upon a
on your dishcloth, and off of your round of antibiotics. Antibiotics are
countertop. When you are finished, and not going to kill a virus. They never
the kitchen looks clean, you have left have, and they never will. A virus is a
behind some bacteria, in the little swipe completely different organism than a
of water that is left on the countertop, bacterium. Antibiotics kill bacteria,
or the side of the cabinet that you not virii. A virus can make you very
touched the dishcloth with as you were sick, but it must run its course, and
taking the cloth back to the sink, or the then it will leave. Occasionally a virus
bacteria that you just pushed to the back can cause a secondary bacterial
of the counter, but did not remove. Of infection, such as an ear infection or a
that bacteria, some are bound to have sinus infection, and it is at that point,
survived the Lysol. Maybe you missed a when your doctor has determined that you
spot, or maybe the bacteria were just have a bacterial infection, that
lightly touched by the Lysol. This antibiotics are required. I know that
bacteria is now microscopically laughing when you are sick, or your children are
at you, saying "Ha ha! You missed me!" sick, that you have the need to do what
This bacteria is now a little tougher, you can do to help make yourself or your
because it survived Lysol, and maybe the children better. But please, listen to
next night, when you clean your kitchen your doctor, and do not insist that they
again, the same thing happens, except give you antibiotics. Trust your doctors
maybe you got him good with the Lysol, advice, for the health and well-being of
and he still survived it. This bacteria your whole community. And doctors,
can now be considered please, do not let your patients bully
Lysol-resistant.Take that example and you into giving them an antibiotic when
think about it. Think about washing your you know they do not have a bacterial
hands and body, using antibacterial soap. infection. This is wrong, and only you
When you wash your hands after using can stop this from happening.Christina
the bathroom, you grab a quick squirt of Jones maintains the web sites and
antibacterial soap, haphazardly rub it on community at and for education and
your hands, foam it up a little, rinse it support of MRSA (Methicillin resistant
off, and then you are finished. Most of Staphylococcus aureus) patients and
us who have been through and are familiar provides resources to the community to
with MRSA use a lot better technique than raise awareness.




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