This is how to know when you’re ill enough to be prescribed antibiotics
Overuse of antibiotics is making infections increasingly difficult to treat, causing drug-resistant superbugs to be as big of a threat to humanity as climate change.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) now poses such a threat that "we are on the cusp of a world where a simple graze could be deadly", the Health Secretary has warned.
What are antibiotics used to treat?
Antibiotics are used to treat or prevent some types of bacterial infections, but are ineffective against viral infections like the common cold or flu.
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