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What does the term antibiotic resistance mean?

It means some bacteria are no longer killed by an antibiotic that used to kill them.

They damage bacterial cell walls or stop the bacteria making important molecules, so the bacteria die or stop growing.

Some mutations make a bacterium less affected by an antibiotic, so it can survive even when others die.

Resistant bacteria survive the antibiotic, reproduce, and pass on the resistance, so most of the population becomes resistant.

Some bacteria may survive, including more resistant ones, and these can multiply and cause infection again.

It kills many non-resistant bacteria and gives resistant bacteria a better chance to survive and spread.

They can spread by direct contact, by touching surfaces that have the bacteria on them, or through poor hand washing.

It makes infections harder to treat, so patients may be ill for longer and have a higher risk of dying.

One way is to only use antibiotics when they are really needed and to follow the prescription exactly.

Colds and flu are caused by viruses, and antibiotics only work on bacteria, so using them is useless and can encourage resistance.

Resistant bacteria can develop in the animals and then spread to humans through direct contact or through food.