Unit 4 Instructions for main post Discussion Board
200 words minimum
For many years, antibiotics have been effectively used to treat bacterial disease.
A growing concern for treating bacterial diseases is the evolution of antibiotic resistance by bacterial populations. Resistance means that a particular antibiotic is no longer effective in treating a disease. This resistance can be viewed as evolution of a new trait at the population level, which is resistance to an antibiotic.
Focus your discussion on 1 of the following topics:
The use, overuse, and abuse of antibiotics are accredited with creating antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. Explain how this relates to natural selection.
Using a credible source, describe at least 2 of the things that people do (you can include individuals, doctors, health care professionals, hospitals, farmers, and so on) that contribute to this problem. Explain.
Are there things that you can personally do to reduce your risk or even to reduce the spread of these dangerous microbes?
You can review the following sources to increase your understanding of natural selection and antibiotic resistance:
Understanding Evolution
Antibiotic Resistance
Chapter 11.5 (Organisms Evolve on Purpose for an overview of antibiotic resistant) from your assigned textbook Concepts in Biology.
