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If you have mild symptoms like headache, cough, fever or cold and you take medicine again and again without consulting the doctor, then be careful now. Health experts say that such self-medication and repeated use of antibiotics is creating such a condition in the body in which the medicine stops being effective. This is called antibiotic resistance which is being considered a big health problem in the coming times.
Shocking revelation in WHO report
According to a new report by the World Health Organization, in the year 2023, one out of every 6 bacterial infections has been found to be resistant to antibiotics. This means that common medicines were not working on so many bacterial infections. WHO said that this problem is most seen in bacteria causing infections in the urinary tract and blood flow. According to the Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Report 2025, the rate of antibiotic resistance is highest in the region of South East Asia including India. According to the report, 70 percent of blood flow infection and more than 78 percent of E. coli infection cases in India have been found to be resistant to antibiotics. This means that common medicines are no longer working and treatment is becoming difficult.
Why is the danger increasing?
Experts say that people buy antibiotics without doctor’s advice and leave the course of medicine incomplete. Due to this, not only the harmful bacteria of the body but also the beneficial bacteria are killed. Due to which gradually such bacteria start growing in the body which cannot be eliminated by any medicine. This condition is called antibiotic resistance. According to doctors, if this condition continues like this then even normal viral can take a serious form. In such a situation, patients may have to stay in the hospital for a longer time and the cost of treatment will also increase. Regarding this, WHO has also warned that if the right steps are not taken even now, this problem may become more dangerous in the coming years.
What to do and what not to do?
- Do not take any antibiotic medicine in every minor illness and if there is no improvement in the disease then take antibiotic medicine only on the advice of the doctor.
- Finish the course of medicine, do not leave it midway.
- Do not give the medicine that the doctor has prescribed for you to anyone else.
- Also, take care of cleanliness and try to avoid infection as much as possible.
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Disclaimer: This information is based on research studies and expert opinion. Do not consider this as a substitute for medical advice. Before adopting any new activity or exercise, please consult your doctor or relevant specialist.
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