What is Antibiotic Resistance? Is It Evolution?
by Owen Borville
June 9, 2024
Antibiotic resistance, or microbial resistance, is when living organisms like bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites become resistant to antimicrobial medicines such as antibiotics. As a result, infections are more difficult to fight against.
These microorganisms can become resistant to antibiotics when overused, and through adaptation, which is a design feature of design. Bacteria can develop genetic mutations and defenses against antibiotics.
When antibiotics are used inappropriately, such as being used in excess, resistant bacteria grow faster and stronger, which makes the antibiotic weaker.
Why would someone use an antibiotic inappropriately or in excess?
A doctor could make an incorrect diagnosis and prescribe the wrong medicine, causing an excess of a certain antibiotic to become immune and less effective. The result is that the patient could remain sick longer and could possibly result in death.
Using antibiotics only when needed and in the proper amounts can reduce the risk of antibiotic resistance.
In addition, some patients may use a different antibiotic than prescribed or use a different amount than prescribed by the doctor. Patients should always use the antibiotic prescribed amount of antibiotic prescribed by their doctor.
While microorganisms like bacteria can become resistant to antibiotics, this process is an adaptation and bacteria can never become different living organisms regardless of how much time has passed.
Those who promote uniformitarian beliefs claim antibiotic resistance is proof of evolution, however, while bacteria can become resistant, this adaptation does not lead to the formation of a larger or different organism regardless of the time frame.
Bacteria have never been observed being anything other than bacteria and the proposed macroevolution of bacteria into larger or more advanced organisms has never been observed.
References:
World Health Organization
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Antimicrobial Resistance (amr.gov.au)
by Owen Borville
June 9, 2024
Antibiotic resistance, or microbial resistance, is when living organisms like bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites become resistant to antimicrobial medicines such as antibiotics. As a result, infections are more difficult to fight against.
These microorganisms can become resistant to antibiotics when overused, and through adaptation, which is a design feature of design. Bacteria can develop genetic mutations and defenses against antibiotics.
When antibiotics are used inappropriately, such as being used in excess, resistant bacteria grow faster and stronger, which makes the antibiotic weaker.
Why would someone use an antibiotic inappropriately or in excess?
A doctor could make an incorrect diagnosis and prescribe the wrong medicine, causing an excess of a certain antibiotic to become immune and less effective. The result is that the patient could remain sick longer and could possibly result in death.
Using antibiotics only when needed and in the proper amounts can reduce the risk of antibiotic resistance.
In addition, some patients may use a different antibiotic than prescribed or use a different amount than prescribed by the doctor. Patients should always use the antibiotic prescribed amount of antibiotic prescribed by their doctor.
While microorganisms like bacteria can become resistant to antibiotics, this process is an adaptation and bacteria can never become different living organisms regardless of how much time has passed.
Those who promote uniformitarian beliefs claim antibiotic resistance is proof of evolution, however, while bacteria can become resistant, this adaptation does not lead to the formation of a larger or different organism regardless of the time frame.
Bacteria have never been observed being anything other than bacteria and the proposed macroevolution of bacteria into larger or more advanced organisms has never been observed.
References:
World Health Organization
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Antimicrobial Resistance (amr.gov.au)