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Potent antibiotics treat infections brought on by bacteria |
| Date Added: December 06, 2009 12:46:10 AM |
| Author: Melika |
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| The word "antibiotic" is derived from the Greek anti denoting "against" and bios meaning "life" (a bacterium is a life form). Antibiotics are powerful medicines used to treat bacterial infections. If used in the proper way, antibiotics can save lives. They either fight off microbes outright or stop their multiplication. Your body's natural defenses can usually take it from there. Most antibiotics have got 2 names, the trade name created by the manufacturer, and a generic name based on chemical structure or chemical class of antibiotics. Antibiotics do not kill viral infections, such as colds, influenza, most coughs and bronchitis, sore throats unless brought on by streptococci. A broad-spectrum antibiotic can be taken to fight a huge range of infections. A narrow-spectrum antibiotic is only efficacious against a few types of microbes. There are antibiotics that combat aerobic bacteria, whereas others work against anaerobic germs. Aerobic bacteria require oxygen, whereas anaerobic bacteria do not. Antibiotics may be prescribed in advance, to preclude an infection, especially prior to surgery. This is called 'preventive' use of antibiotics. They are usually used prior to bowel and orthopedic surgery. Antibiotics can bring on more harm than good, if not used in the right way. Extensive use and misuse in sick people over time have jeopardized antibiotics' ability to combat microbes. Today, almost all bacteria show some resistance to these drugs, so that more lately developed antibiotics are sometimes necessary to fight infections once easily cured. Antibiotics can also bring on complications, such as diarrhoea and vaginal yeast infections. When you are taking an antibiotic, keep to the instructions. Your dosage has been calculated to kill off bacteria through the course of the illness. So, if you do not cultivation, you may find yourself at the risk of leaving enough microorganisms in your system to re-start the infection - despite the fact that you are feeling good. The leftover medicine will be insufficient to fight off the bugs the next time, and it may even make them resistant to antibiotics. |
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