New Delhi. Do you often buy and consume antibiotics without doctor’s prescription? If yes, then know that this can get you into trouble. Excessive use of antibiotics is turning bacteria into superbugs. That is, such bacteria on which no medicine has any effect after some time. These superbugs present in everything from hospitals to drinking water and milk are making humans victims of deadly diseases. Every year millions of people are losing their lives due to these superbugs. What is this whole theory of Antibiotics Abuse and its Consequences, let us know.
Recently, in the report of Indian Council of Medical Research, it has been told that a large number of people in India are antibiotics resistant, that is, they are not affected by antibiotics. Even life saving antibiotics are not effective. Doctor Rommel Tickoo of Max Superspeciality has expressed concern about this.
If antibiotics continue to be used recklessly without medical advice, then all antibiotic medicines will become ineffective in the next 25 years. It has often been seen that people take antibiotics even for normal cold-cough. Even children are given antibiotics without doctor’s advice. Whereas the truth is that people do not know whether cold or fever is due to viral infection or bacterial infection.
If this carelessness in taking antibiotic pills continues, then in future the bacteria causing minor diseases like fever and diarrhea will cause greater devastation than Covid-19. According to data from some health magazines, after 2050, bacteria causing minor diseases can kill 1 crore people every year, because they will not be affected by antibiotics.
There are many medicines in the list of most misused antibiotic drugs in India. Like Azithromycin, which is given for fever, throat pain, cough in children and adults.
Amoxycillin which is given for common cold, fever, ear pain, throat pain and cough.
Amoxycillin- Clavulanic acid combination which is given to adults for fever, throat pain and cough.
Ciprofloxacin, Ofloxacin which is given for urinary infection and diarrhea.
Cefixime, which is used for fever, throat pain and cough. Considering these side effects of antibiotics, people should avoid eating antibiotics like chips and doctors and scientists should also find alternatives.