Sometimes they come back meaner than before, unfortunately. Diseases that were thought eradicated and did not cause any more concern recur stronger because also resistant to antibiotics used as a last resort in desperate cases. The warning is the deputy director general of the World Health Organization, World Health Organization, KeijiFukuda (http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2014/amr-report/en/). But there is the possibility to limit this danger if individual citizens, public and private institutions, researchers and scientists work together for what should be a real cultural change with respect to the way in which today confront certain diseases.

A change is necessary and urgent because antibiotic resistance is not a vague threat that may materialize in the future, but a present danger today, warns Fukuda. Antibiotic resistance is the main concern of WHO with respect to global health. . An apocalyptic scenario also result in a series of bad choices and behaviors on the part of men. First of all, the abuse of antibiotics or their misuse. .

Bacteria that are of concern to the WHO are seven, as the deadly sins. They are responsible for common diseases, but no less serious. Sepsis, diarrhea, pneumonia, urinary tract infections and gonorrhea. One of these is the Klebsiella pneumoniae is the main responsible of the most common nosocomial infection that has developed a strong resistance to the antibiotic indicated in this case, so much so that more than half of people undergoing this therapy have not responded. The WHO points out the failure of the treatment of gonorrhea with cephalosporins reported from countries such as Australia, France, Canada, Sweden and England. More than a million people a day contracted gonorrhea. The report notes how in Europe has been a high level of resistance to cephalosporins in the treatment of Klebisiella pneumoniae and that 60 per cent of infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus has been registered as MRSA, methicillin-resistant.

What do you do to stem the threat of superbugs? Some countries are moving in the right direction but still not doing enough while others are idle. The WHO calls first of all to prevent: therefore calls for more attention to hygiene and compliance with the vaccination to reduce the use of antibiotics. Obviously this is not enough, the research and the pharmaceutical industry must do their part by innovating and developing new tools to fight these diseases. Even though individuals may contribute by implementing virtuous behavior: Never take antibiotics without a doctor’s prescription that must be followed to the letter. If you need to take for 5 days did not stop after three only because we feel better. Do not “recycle” old prescriptions advanced. The doctors on their part should prescribe antibiotics only when absolutely necessary. Policy and Industry must do their part by promoting research and correct behavior.

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