Antibiotics for Bacteria Germs Treatment and Cause for Bacteria Resistance to Antibiotics

Antibiotics do saves lives. They are effective for killing bacteria, or they stop the bacteria from growing. If you have a virus, antibiotics don’t work.

Sad fact is, antibiotics have the potential to harm you. Each time you take one, you add to the chances that a bacteria in your body will be able to resist them.

The more often a person uses an antibiotic, the more likely it is that bacterial germs will resist it. This consequence makes some diseases very hard to control. You could end up sick longer, or require an even stronger drug.

Bacteria and viruses are the two main types of germs. Antibiotics can kill bacteria, but they do not work against viruses (I know I said this already, but its truly that important to repeat). Understanding the difference is crucial to maintaining good health.

Viruses can cause:

Whereas bacteria live in drinking water, food, soil, plants, animals, and people. Most of them do not hurt you, and some even help you digest food. But other bacteria cause bad diseases like:

Don’t demand an antibiotic when your doctor says you don’t need it. And never, ever take them for a virus, like cold, cough or flu, or allergy.

Without exception, you should not take leftover antibiotics or somebody else’s. Lest you want to build a resistance.

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