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    JulianPerez

    Anthropology101
    2/22/2016

    Discussion#1
    I.

    WhatareSuperbugs?
    Superbugsarestrainsofbacteriathatareresistanttoeventhetoughesttypesof

    antibiotics.Superbugsaremakingsomediseasesthatwereonceeasilytreated,likegonorrhea,
    untreatableinsomecountries.Asthisevolvescommoninfectionswillnotbeabletobetreated
    aseasilyorevenbecomeuntreatable.Thesesuperbugscanbeacertainthreattoourlivesandour
    futuresespeciallyifsomeofthemoredeadlybacterialikeMRSAbecomesabiggerproblem
    thanitalreadyis.

    II.

    Howwouldyouexplainbacteriaareresistant,takingintoconsiderationtheprocess

    ofevolution?
    Overtimewehavebecomemoreresistanttotheverythingsthathelpusbecauseour
    bodiesseeitasharmful.Inourculture,wecanbeprescribedantibioticsforanythingand
    everythingunderthesun.Whetheritbesinusinfection,earinfection,eyeinfections,etc.
    Therefore,weoverusethemandarewronglyprescribedthembecausetheymakeourbodies
    gettingovertheseailmentspossible.Atthesametime,thesebacteriaareevolvingintonastier
    andmeanerstrainswhichismakingitharderfortheantibioticsthatwearealreadyusedtotake
    careoftheinfectionsweget.Itmakesmewonderaboutournextevolutionashumanbeings.Isit
    possiblewewillstartproducingourownantibioticsinthefuture?

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