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What is the main reason why we should be careful not to over-use antibiotics?


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by Qcrew 14 years ago

The main reason is that bacteria can develop resistance to antibiotics due to natural selection. The cells survived from antibiotics will reproduce, and produce more resistant bacteria with strains.
Therefore, it is important to not over-use antibiotics, so the development of strains of resistant bacteria can be slowed down or stopped.


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