Antibiotics Simplified, Second EditionDid you know that colds, flu, most sore throats and bronchitis are caused by viruses? And you also know that antibiotics do not help fight viruses?
Yes, that's right you know. In fact, taking antibiotics when you or your child have a virus could be more harm than good. Take antibiotics when your child does not need it can increase the risk of infection in the future which are not immune to this infection actually fought with antibiotics.
Well, to better understand the proper use of antibiotics, it seems there are some fundamental things you need to know ...
Questions Regarding Bacteria, Viruses and Antibiotics
Q: What are bacteria and viruses?
A: Bacteria are single celled organisms that are commonly encountered everywhere, both within the body or outside body, except in liquid blood and spinal fluid. Many bacteria are not harmful. In fact, some bacteria beneficial for us. However, disease-causing bacteria can also trigger the onset of diseases such as throat caused by streptococcal bacteria and some types of ear infections. As for viruses, smaller than bacteria. Viruses can not survive outside the cells of our bodies. He causes the disease by attacking healthy cells and reproducing.
Q: What types of infections caused by viruses and should not be treated with antibiotics?
A: Infection caused by a virus that should not be treated with antibiotics include:
Cold
Flu
Most types of coughs and bronchitis
Sore throats (except for sore throat caused by bacteria strepkokus)
Some ear infections
Q: What is an antibiotic?
A: Antibiotics, also known as antimicrobial drugs (medicinal antiseptic) against infections caused by bacteria. In 1927, Alexander Fleming discovered the first antibiotics, namely penicillin. Once used in medical world since the 1940s, antibiotic shown to help reduce the attack of various diseases.
Questions Regarding Antibiotic Resistance
Q: What is antibiotic resistance?
A: Antibiotic resistance (antibiotic resistency) is the ability of bacteria or other germs to fight against the effects of antibiotics. Often the community we call the 'resistance to antibiotics'. It occurs when bacteria change in such a way as to reduce or even eliminate altogether the effectiveness of drugs designed to treat or prevent infection. The bacteria survive and continue to evolve, so it becomes more dangerous.
Q: Why do I need to understand the problem of antibiotic resistance?
A: current antibiotic resistance has become one of the major problems in the world of health throughout the world. Almost all types of bacteria has become stronger and more do not respond to antibiotic treatment when it is needed. Bacteria are 'immune' could spread quickly to other family members, classmates, coworkers - threatening the crowd with a chain of new infectious diseases will be more difficult to treat and more expensive too, of course.
Antibiotic resistance can cause serious harm to children and adults are exposed to common infections that were once easily treated with antibiotics. Germs can form a resistance to certain drugs. Well, there is a common misconception that many people think that one's body to become 'immune' to certain drugs. In fact, the 'immune' is actually the bacteria, not the person.
Furthermore, when the germs become 'immune' to various drugs, it becomes extremely difficult to treat infections caused by it. Furthermore, someone who is infected and the infection was 'resistant' to antibiotics, can spread it to others. In this way, a disease that is difficult to overcome will be spread from one person to another.
Q: Why do bacteria become 'resistant' to antibiotics?
A: Actually use the fishing antibiotiklah development of bacteria that 'resistant' to antibiotics. Every time a person takes antibiotics, sensitive bacteria will be killed, but the germ of the 'recalcitrant' will still remain and grow rapidly.
Use of antibiotics too often and not in place is the main cause of developing bacterial 'immune' this.
Although antibiotics are recommended to treat bacterial infections, it is not effective against viral infections such as colds, most of sore throat and flu. That is why the prudent use of antibiotics is required.
Remember, antibiotics kill bacteria, NOT viruses.
Q: How did the bacteria become 'resistant' to antibiotics?
A: Actually there are several ways in which the bacteria. Some bacteria will develop the ability to neutralize the power of antibiotics before the attack. Some other bacteria by pumping antibiotics out sporadically. Some were able to divert the area to be attacked by the antibiotic, so it does not affect the function of the bacteria in question.
Antibiotics kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria that are suspicious. Sometimes, there is one bacterium that survived because it has the ability to neutralize or to save themselves from antibiotics. From one bacterium to survive this, he can develop rapidly so as to replace the amount of bacteria killed.
Q: How can I prevent antibiotic resistance?
A: Use of antibiotics ONLY in certain cases, where it would be beneficial.
Here are some tips that might be useful:
Ask your doctor whether antibiotics are necessary for this type of illness your child and also ask what you can do to make your child can get well soon.
Do not use antibiotics for viral infections such as fever or flu.
Do not save antibiotics are left with the consideration to be used later if you need it again. The remaining drugs of any child's treatment you receive should be thrown away when the treatment is completed.
If antibiotics are needed, then follow your doctor's directions. Do not have a dose is missed. Perfected according to the prescribed drug consumption, even if your child has improved his health. If treatment is stopped early with antibiotics, some bacteria may survive and attack again.
Do not take antibiotics prescribed for someone else. Not all antibiotics are suitable to your child's illness.
If your doctor stating that the illness the child was not caused by bacterial infection, ask your solution to relieve the symptoms. Do not force him to prescribe antibiotics.
Unique Facts Regarding Various Antibiotics
Children have the highest ratio for the use of antibiotics.
Pressure from parents ternyat greatly affect the pattern of antibiotic usage in the entire world. A study showed that 62% of physician consultations will end with a prescription for an antibiotic when parents force and in cases where parents are not expecting the use of antibiotics, the figure dropped to 7%.
Prescription of antibiotics present in approximately 68% of the examination of respiratory diseases and of that number, according to the rules, 80% of them unnecessary.
One important note, though this article discusses the use of antibiotics for children, but all of the above warnings also apply to your
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