BEGINNING OF THE END

Recently,scientists have found a new bacteria...Well,it is supposed to be a happy news..Unfortunately,what they found about the bacteria will shocked you to death...Why???because the so called ' superbug' bacteria is resistant to antibiotics.OMG......

For the first time, researchers have found a person in the United States carrying bacteria resistant to antibiotics of last resort, an alarming development that the top U.S. public health official says could mean “the end of the road” for antibiotics.

The antibiotic-resistant strain was found last month in the urine of a 49-year-old Pennsylvania woman. Defense Department researchers determined that she carried a strain of E. coli resistant to the antibiotic colistin, according to a study published Thursday in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, a publication of the American Society for Microbiology. The authors wrote that the discovery “heralds the emergence of a truly pan-drug resistant bacteria.”

Colistin is the antibiotic of last resort for particularly dangerous types of superbugs, including a family of bacteria known as CRE, which health officials have dubbed “nightmare bacteria.” In some instances, these superbugs kill up to 50 percent of patients who become infected. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has called CRE among the country’s most urgent public health threats.

Health officials said the case in Pennsylvania, by itself, is not cause for panic. The strain found in the woman is still treatable with other antibiotics. But researchers worry that its colistin-resistance gene, known as mcr-1, could spread to other bacteria that can already evade other antibiotics.

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE BACTERIA

Hi again ....Today ,finally i have time to update my blog again ......it is very tiring to do multi chores all the time..so today i am gonna relax by writing a new post....

Today, we are gonna learn about antibiotic resistance bacteria..Yup you heard it right...there are certain types of bacteria that is antibiotics resistance-OMG this is no good to our immune system.

Bacteria resistant to antibiotics

Some bacteria have developed resistance to antibiotics that were once commonly used to treat them. For example, Staphylococcus aureus (‘golden staph’ or MRSA) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (the cause of gonorrhoea) are now almost always resistant to benzyl penicillin. In the past, these infections were usually controlled by penicillin.

The most serious concern with antibiotic resistance is that some bacteria have become resistant to almost all of the easily available antibiotics. These bacteria are able to cause serious disease and this is a major public health problem. Important examples are methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) and multi-drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing bacteria (KPC).

COMBATING ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE

Hello guys...it is me again.....

Hope you guys are fine......Are you wondering what I am gonna write today...well.i can bet you that it is something interesting!!!!!!

Today ,we are gonna learn how to combat antibiotic resistance......YEAH.I AM GONNA TEACH HOW TO FIGHT....

P.S I DO NOT ENCOURAGE YOU TO PRACTICE THIS AT HOME.





Now,let us zoom into the article.....

Antibiotics Fight Bacteria, Not Viruses

Antibiotics are meant to be used against bacterial infections. For example, they are used to treat strep throat, which is caused by streptococcal bacteria, and skin infections caused by staphylococcal bacteria.
Although antibiotics kill bacteria, they are not effective against viruses. Therefore, they will not be effective against viral infections such as colds, most coughs, many types of sore throat, and influenza (flu).

Using antibiotics against viral infections

-will not cure the infection
-will not keep other individuals from catching the virus
-will not help a person feel better
-may cause unnecessary, harmful side effects
-may contribute to the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria


Patients and health care professionals alike can play an important role in combating antibiotic resistance. Patients should not demand antibiotics when a health care professional says the drugs are not needed. Health care professionals should prescribe antibiotics only for infections they believe to be caused by bacteria.
As a patient, your best approach is to ask your health care professional whether an antibiotic is likely to be effective for your condition. Also, ask what else you can do to relieve your symptoms.

DANGER ........


Hundreds of years ago, a simple bacterial infection was often deadly because there were no antibiotics to treat it. These infections may once again become a threat if the bacteria become resistant to our antibiotics due to overuse.

When the sneezing, coughing, aches, and pains of the common cold get to be too much, many people beg their doctor for an antibiotic. If they feel sick enough to drag themselves to the doctor's office, an antibiotic seems necessary to help them beat this bug. But insisting on an antibiotic could actually be harmful to their health.

Unfortunately, an antibiotic simply isn’t effective as a common cold treatment — and antibiotic overuse can cause some serious problems worldwide.

Why Antibiotics Don't Work Against a Cold

The answer is simple: An antibiotic is only effective against bacteria. The common cold isn't a bacterial infection.

Colds and flus are caused by viruses, not by bacteria.Viruses are a completely different type of organism.There are no antiviral drugs used to treat the common cold.

Beards host antibiotic-resistance bacteria

Hello guys.....So I am back again with another incredible fact...Scientists have found out that beard can produce antibiotics...Yup you heard it right.Men without are very prone to disease....Now,let us discover more about the antibiotics that beards are hiding.

Bearded men are less likely to harbor infection-causing and antibiotic-resistant bacteria than their clean-shaven counterparts, a new scientific study has revealed after swabbing the faces of over 400 hospital workers for various pathogens.
The study, published in the Journal of Hospital Infection, examined the faces of 408 healthcare professional with and without facial hair, to reveal that not having a beard actually increased your chances threefold of having Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on their cheeks than men with beards.

MRSA is a bacteria that causes mild infections on the skin, like sores or boils, and is resistant to most antibiotics. In severe cases MRSA can lead to life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections.

The bacteria is spread by contact either by touching another person who has it on the skin or by touching objects that have the bacteria on them. Luckily for mankind MRSA is carried only by about 2 percent of the population.

The study, titled “Bacterial ecology of hospital workers' facial hair: a cross-sectional study,” which was conducted in Boston's Brigham and Women’s Hospital also found that clean-shaven men were 10 per cent more likely to have the common bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, which often causes skin and respiratory infections, as well as food poisoning.

Scientists suggest that micro-abrasions caused by shaving could be responsible for the difference between of the amount of bacteria present in clean-shaven men and those with facial hair, as tiny cuts in the skin “may support bacterial colonization and proliferation.”

Meanwhile in a separate study, conducted for the BBC’s ‘Trust Me I'm a Doctor’, British scientist Dr. Adam Roberts from University College London was able to locate more than 100 different bacteria from beard swab samples and isolate a microbe called Staphylococcus epidermidis, which kills other bacteria that could help develop new antibiotics.

“When you get a competitive environment like a beard where there are many different bacteria, they fight for food resources and space, so they produce things like antibiotics,” he said, according to the Daily Mail.

Dr. Roberts even successfully tested it against a form of E. coli that causes urinary tract infections. His study is seen as a breakthrough as no new antibiotics have been released onto the market for the past 30 years. Antibiotic-resistant infections kill at least 700,000 people a year, and projected to rise to 10 million by 2050.

Homemade Antibiotics

 

Cayenne Pepper

  Cayenne pepper also called capsicum is a strong spice used
  for thousands of years for its healing power and antibiotic
  effects.  It’s not just an anecdotal, folklore remedy, however.
   Science is validating its use as a natural antibiotic as well.
  Cayenne pepper is particularly effective at resolving
  vulvovaginitis, a common infection in women. One Czech
  study found capsicum essential oil exerts a considerable
  anti-fungal and antibiotic effect on this condition. It is
  important to properly use a carrier oil such as olive oil and
  thoroughly dilute cayenne pepper essential oil, however, as
  capsicum is quite burningupon initial contact with the skin.
  Cayenne pepper is also fantastic for helping to resolve
  strep throat.

Homemade Antibiotics

  Oregano Oil

  There are over 40 different oregano species, but the most

  beneficial one to maximize the therapeutic

  antibiotic effect you need is the oil produced from wild 

  oregano, called Origanum vulgare.  Thymus 

  capitatus, a variety that grows in Spain, is also very 

  powerful.Quality oregano oil made from these 

  species is golden to dark yellow, with a strong spicy odor

  .According to Dr. Mercola, the best uses for 

  oregano oil as a natural antibiotic are the following:

  Foot or nail fungus. Put a few teaspoons of oregano

  oil in a small tub water and soak your feet.  The oil can 

  also be diluted (one drop of oil with a teaspoon of olive

   oil) and then apply directly to nails or skin.

  Parasites and infections: Dilute the oil as described above 

  and place it under your tongue. Hold it there for a few 

  minutes, and then rinse it out. Repeat at least four times a

   day.

  Sinus infections:  Put a few drops of oregano oil in a pot of

  steaming water or neti pot, and inhale the steam.