Zimbabwe: Antibiotic Resistance - a Ticking Time Bomb

[The Herald] Diseases becoming resistant to antibiotics are as serious as terrorism and pose a big threat to global health today as this affects anyone, of any age, in any country. Antibiotic resistance occurs naturally, but misuse of antibiotics in humans and animals is accelerating the process. A growing number of infections, such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, and gonorrhoea, are becoming harder to treat as the antibiotics used to treat them become less effective.Antibiotic resistance leads to longer hospital stays, hi
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - Category: African Health Source Type: news