Originally posted by TheButler at 7-6-2012 00:19
Investor, infectious diseases don't care if antibiotics are used on the infected or the uninfected. Taking a partial course of medication can contribute to the problem, but whether it's given to a ...
Very true,
The difficulty comes from a world that is ever focused on the quick-fix and the bottom line. Both for livestock and humans. This will continue to be a problem until there is a majorglobal shift in mindset.
Whilst in some western european countries we are seeing changes in terms of AB's given to the general public this has not filtered, as you rightly say, into farming (possibly due to news networks ignoring the issue as it cannot be simplified for the masses which is another discussion entirely). Add to this a massive variation in the regulation of AB's for both humans and animals worldwide and we have the problem we're seeing now. The problem is just largely complex and whilst one tiny aspect may be solved, a million other issues exist and it would take an effort to address these problems.
Hopefully something will comes along to save us for another hundred years (until that becomes overused) but until then we have to be that little bit more cautious in our everyday lives (not just in terms of STI's but all of these new superbugs etc.).