BACTERIA BECOME RESISTANT TO ANTIBIOTICS HAFIZA NATASHA 2469
ANTIBIOTICS KILL BACTERIA DIRECTLY HAMPER THEIR ABILITY TO GROW AND REPRODUCE
RESISTANT BACTERIA BACTERIA THAT NOT KILLED BY ANTIBIOTICS MULTIPLY IN THE PRESENCE OF ANTIBIOTICS
HOW BACTERIA BECOME RESISTANT TO ANTIBIOTICS?? SPONTANEOUS MUTATION IN THE BACTERIUM’S DNA REPLACING THE TARGET PREVENTING THE ANTIBIOTIC FROM GETTING TO ITS TARGET DESTROYING THE ANTIBIOTICS
BETA LACTAMASE ENZYMES NEUTRALIZE ANTIBIOTIC DIRECTLY CHEW UP ANTIBIOTIC
WHY BACTERIA BECOME RESISTANT? NOT FINISHING THE WHOLE PRESCRIPTION NOT TAKING THE PROPER DOSAGE AT TIME TAKING SOMEONE ELSE’S PRESCRIPTION TAKING ANTIBIOTICS WHEN NOT NEEDED
WAYS TO PREVENT ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT DO NOT TAKE AN ANTIBIOTIC FOR A VIRAL INFECTION FINISH THE WHOLE PRESCRIPTION DO NOT TAKE ANTIBIOTICS WHEN NOT NEEDED TALK WITH YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER