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Science Question on medicine and evolution, Antibiotics and bacteria

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[PF] T.J.
post Dec 9 2012, 01:36 PM

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You are right about the "survival of the fittest" concept applied to the bacteria when a specific antibiotics is applied laugh.gif Its all about that particular antiobiotic resistant gene within the bacterial cells (which can be transferred from one to another iinm).
It is because of this that many researches are being conducted in search for other types of antibiotics from many different sources, particularly from fungi etc.

As for those "other medicine" use to treat bacterial infections? Are there any? Aren't all of them antibiotics? hmm.gif

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post Dec 9 2012, 04:41 PM

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QUOTE(Decky @ Dec 9 2012, 03:40 PM)
whats iinm?

Thanks for replying.
I'm actually quite noob in terms of medical knowledge tbh. So I'll try to come up with an example from daily life.
Clarinase I think it was called is used to treat a flu. So since my doc gives me antibiotics to treat a flu too...

Honestly unsure. (my lecturer told me that the doc shouldn't be giving antibiotics so easily like this though)
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iinm - If I'm not mistaken tongue.gif

I am also a noob in this since I'm not even studying medical stuffs tongue.gif
I've just Googled up Clarinase, and subsequently Pseudoephedrine and Loratadine... these medicines are prescribed for those with flu (you are right about that one), but they function as stimulants for dis-congestion only it seems, doesn't relate to killing the bacteria at all hmm.gif

Antibiotics are powerful medicines, which is why Doctors (both knowledgeable and non-knowledgeable) often prescribe them to kill off everything (including good bacteria in your system) laugh.gif

 

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