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Wwize t1_ja9ix02 wrote

It's going to be very difficult to explain to stupid people that they shouldn't be taking antibiotics for everything or that when they do have to take antibiotics that they finish taking everything the doctor told them to take. This is especially dangerous in countries where pharmacies sell people antibiotics without a prescription.

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rikkitikkitavi888 t1_ja9kkfn wrote

That’s true, but the major contributor is from feeding antibiotics to livestock.

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Wwize t1_ja9op3f wrote

Both are problems, and both are caused by idiots who don't understand or don't care about the consequences.

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spamholderman t1_jaaqhwl wrote

Bro I had a homeless dude with 2 superbugs resistant to everything except 1 IV medication just straight up leave the hospital walking with a cane. Security couldn't find him. He left for his ss check. We’re fucked.

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rikkitikkitavi888 t1_jabfhth wrote

It’s disgusting how much people are spreading this shit. You’re definitely right about that.

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sancho_panza66 t1_jablpl5 wrote

Or convince people to stop or at least cut their meat consumption. The global demand for meat can only be met because antibiotics are used in animals. Through the consumption of their meat and their excrements (that are also used as fertilizer) a lot of antibiotics get into the environment and promote antibiotic resistant bugs. Less meat consumption would also be effective against other major threats to humanity (climate change, overfishing and zoonoses), yet convincing people to switch to alternatives seems impossible.

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BonusPlantInfinity t1_jaao0u8 wrote

Dude your meat products are slathered in antibiotics - go vegan.

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Wwize t1_jaaxxxm wrote

It's not necessary to go vegan. There is meat available that doesn't have any antibiotics.

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sancho_panza66 t1_jabm2sj wrote

It is absolutely impossible to meet the global demand for meat without antibiotic use in livestock. If the meat consumption doesn't go down significantly antibiotics will always be used for meat production. Less meat consumption would also be the easiest solution to slow down climate change, to prent zoonoses, overfishing, ... People with access to lternatives to meat have to cut their meat consumption.

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ghoulyogurt t1_jabt0vb wrote

How is it possible that the eu banned them for farm animals then?

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sancho_panza66 t1_jad3vl5 wrote

It is possible because they were willing to sacrifice their competitivness in meat production to combat antibiotic resistance. This measure will impact the production volume as well as meat prices. If the whole world would implement this measure, less meat consumption would not be a choice anymore but just a consequence.

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theresnoyinhappiness t1_jabz0ie wrote

Because even in the EU only around 5-6% of animals are held on "farms". There aren't as many animals on such farms, diseases don't spread as easily. However, you cannot satisfy the populations meat consumption "needs" with only these farms.

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SnooLentils4790 t1_jaah4h2 wrote

Luckily for us most people are the underclass. The underclass having their things taken away is much more likely than the upperclass having their things taken away. This, unlike fossil fuels or COVID mutations, is solvable.

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