WHO multi-country survey reveals widespread public misunderstanding about antibiotic resistance

As WHO ramps up its fight against antibiotic resistance, a new multi-country survey shows people are confused about this major threat to public health and do not understand how to prevent it from growing. Antibiotic resistance happens when bacteria change and become resistant to the antibiotics used to treat the infections they cause. Over-use and misuse of antibiotics increase the development of resistant bacteria, and this survey points out some of the practices, gaps in understanding and misconceptions which contribute to this phenomenon.
Source: WHO news - Category: Global & Universal Tags: drug resistance [subject], antimicrobial drug resistance, antimicrobial, antibiotic resistance, Press release [doctype] Source Type: news