- There is a looming “antibiotic apocalypse” : no new strain of antibiotic has been found since the eighties, and a fairly hefty chunk of the medical community feels pessimistic about the idea of finding one again. Antibiotic resistance is at an all-time high
- There’s a good chance we can’t tackle this by dedicating resources to finding more, simply because there’s only a finite amount of resources available on our planet. The problem – the biggest threat to humanity, in fact, is predominantly sociocultural .
Oh wow, that is scary to know. We keep hearing about the dangers of taking too many antibiotics but most of us tend to ignore these warnings and go ahead and take the antibiotics anywhere just so we can get better sooner and get on with things. The problem is we are just ignorant about the long term dangers of consuming too many antibiotics. That is the first lesson people should learn. Viral Infections