Alexander J. SteinDec 20
Antibiotics are a bedrock of modern #medicine, used to treat common #infections and a major reason why these are generally no longer so dangerous in the modern world. But in the US & around the globe, most #antibiotics aren’t used in human medicine. Instead… (1/3) www.vox.com/future-perfe... #AMR

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The alarming rise in antibiotic use by the meat industry

Sales for antibiotic drugs used in livestock production declined a decade ago. Now they’re on the rise.

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(2/3) … antibiotics are fed to farmed #animals as a means to prevent & treat #illness in unhygienic, overcrowded farms where #disease is prevalent & spreads quickly. This has, in turn, contributed to the rise of #bacteria that are resistant to antibiotic treatment… www.vox.com/future-perfe...
The alarming rise in antibiotic use by the meat industry

Sales for antibiotic drugs used in livestock production declined a decade ago. Now they’re on the rise.

Vox
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Show threadAlexander J. SteinDec 20
(3/3) When someone becomes infected with #antibioticresistant bacteria (“superbugs”), antibiotics are less effective, making common infections harder to treat. This is one of the top global public #health threats, which is responsible for over a million deaths per year: www.vox.com/future-perfe...

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