Originally Posted by heero_yuy

It's easy to put the blame on any particular group but it is all of us that are responsible. Whenever somebody has, demands or buys an antibiotic for a condition that would have naturally have cured its self or can be treated by other means just hastens the day when they will be ineffective.

Even antibiotic houshold cleaners and washing powders just help breed new resistant strains.

Surgery, from having a tooth out to a heart transplant, is going to become a lot more risky in the future. The golden age of medicine may be drawing to a close.