{"id":8083,"date":"2022-06-24T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthwire.pk\/healthcare\/?p=8083"},"modified":"2023-05-29T18:01:55","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T13:01:55","slug":"what-is-antibiotic-and-how-do-they-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthwire.pk\/healthcare\/what-is-antibiotic-and-how-do-they-work\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Antibiotic and How do They Work? Discover More About Antibiotics Resistance!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Antibiotics are drugs that are used to kill or destroy tiny microorganisms like bacteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The word antibiotics were used for the very first time by Alexander Flemming<\/strong> who discovered the first antibiotic penicillin<\/em>. He worked at St. Mary’s hospital in London, where he was examining a culture plate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the discovery of antibiotics and vaccines, the face of the world has changed a lot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

People are now getting vaccinated against viral and fatal diseases. The use of antibiotics is also global and there is no country left where antibiotics are not used. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But one thing which we can all admit is that every country in the world gets its hands on antibiotics and vaccines. Little did we know about the use of these medicines in a perfect way. Questions like what is an antibiotic often cross our minds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also due to poor understanding and miscommunicated information, the world is now facing another challenge. The challenge is no other thing than antibiotic resistance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n


So in this blog, we will be conversing on the question: what is an antibiotic, and what is antibiotic resistance? We will also be conversing on major diseases that have become antibiotic-resistant. So let us delve into the details of the topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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