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Introduction Antibiotic resistance may be defined as a type of drug resistance in which the organism survives exposure to the antibiotic that is administered targeting it.... Title: Prevention of antibiotic resistance Name of the student Under the guidance of University Outline: The focus of this research is prevention of antibiotic resistance.... The paper begins with a thesis statement, followed by an introduction which discusses about the importance and need for prevention of antibiotic resistance....
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Hormones are the biochemicals produced in the body of humans as well as animals.... However, FDA and USDA continuously ensure the consumers that very little amount is injected into the animals and much less is transmitted in the humans as these hormones are released in the body through an implant under the skin which releases a very small amount.... These hormones are known to elevate the level of Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF-1) in the milk of the cows which are linked with an increase in Breast and Prostrate cancers in humans and Mastitis in Cows....
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YOUR NAME HERE YOUR COURSE HERE YOUR TUTOR HERE DATE HERE The Health Risks to humans Related to using Antibiotics, Steroids and Hormones in Meat Products There is considerable division between the scientific research community, The Food and Drug Administration, and various meat producers about the potential health risks of using steroids, hormones and antibiotics in the meat production process.... Depending on which entity provides the most trust for consumers, it would appear that science does back potential health consequences, which include the production of resistant bacteria in humans, contamination in environmental systems from animal and human waste, and also increased hospitalization frequency for those who have consumed meat offered antibiotics....
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They concluded that, the extent to which antibiotics in livestock use contributes to antibiotic resistance in bacteria that cause food borne diseases in humans is unclear.... This is evidenced when the author writes that for about 40 years, FDA has been concerned that the use of antibiotics in livestock may be accelerating the increase of pathogens in humans that are not susceptible to doctor's medication.... They also grow big after they use the antibiotics (Adams, 2012) Raising healthier animals can be unhealthful for humans....
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Antibiotics use in livestock is critically important for treatment, control, and prevention of diseases in livestock and not for other purposes.... The World Health Organization (WHO) has also raised the concern about antibiotic resistance and suggested the need to curb the use of antibiotics in livestock that humans consume.... It has declared its intention to reduce excessive use, as well as the misuse of antimicrobials in livestock food in order to protect human health....
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The drug must inhibit the target bacteria at lower concentrations, usually much lower, than those concentrations that produce toxic effects in humans.... The essay 'Development of Antibiotics as a New Era in Disease Treatment' investigates the nature of bacteria and antibiotics, both qualitative and its quantitative aspects....
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This implies that antibiotic resistance is an imminent problem that requires to be addressed.... nce bacteria develop resistance to antibiotics, there is imminent need to develop better antibiotics that are seemingly stronger in order to get rid of these bacteria.... antibiotic For example, there are approximately 2 million cases of antibiotic resistant infections and about 23, 000 deaths in the United Sates every year (Trossman, 2014, p....
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Five dairy milk specimens were examined for antibiotic resistance.... his means these bacteria are transmitted from the livestock to human through the food chain 23,24 and especially through the human consumption of milk that is contaminated with the antibiotic-resistant bacteria27.... he presence of bacteria was carried out in the antibiotics that bacteria had developed resistance to using the following methods: gram stain method, catalase, oxidative and electrophoresis and determined by using a dichotomous key and serological properties....
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