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GravelySilly OP t1_iyspnsb wrote

See also https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-just-caught-bacteria-using-a-never-before-seen-trick-to-avoid-antibiotics

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are one of the leading causes of death globally. (I've personally dealt with painful methicillin-resistant staph infections multiple times, but fortunately had good outcomes.) And yet doctors continue to prescribe antibiotics for prophylaxis (preventatively), and household goods makers are still peddling antibacterial soaps. We should all be concerned.

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adamsky1997 t1_iyupu4r wrote

In most of the "third world" (whats the pc term nowadays?) You can buy antibiotics for peanuts at every cornershop. This coupled with high reproduction rates and low age of child bearing accelerates bacterial antibiotic resistance really well!!

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Frontrunner453 t1_iyv1gpn wrote

>whats the pc term nowadays

Developing countries

>This coupled with high reproduction rates and low age of child bearing accelerates bacterial antibiotic resistance really well!!

And what does this racist talking point have to do with antibacterial resistance?

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spartan17456 t1_iyv3ej8 wrote

People in developing countries have more kids at younger ages than the west. How's pointing out a fact racist?

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