Antibiotics and their appropriate uses are something that have been drilled into me at every stage of life. Growing up wanting to be a physician, I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for medicine and its use. As such, I think that the discovery and production of antibiotics are some of the most miraculous achievements in human history, saving countless lives and the world of health all together. It’s my philosophy to only take antibiotics when I know that I’m infected with a bacteria, and not a virus. I also make it my personal mission to finish every course of antibiotics that I receive following any and all directions provided to me. I know and have seen in hospitals just how dangerous antibiotic resistant diseases can be, and I also know that the overuse of antibiotics can greatly decrease their effectiveness, even on a society-wide level. Both of these are issues that can have deadly consequences.
