Why Is Antimicrobial Resistance Increasing

Take a closer look at the challenges of antibiotic resistance and what we can do to prevent losing this vital medicine.

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Antibiotics: behind the scenes, they enable much of modern medicine. We use them to cure infectious diseases, and to safely facilitate everything from surgery to chemotherapy to organ transplants. But we’ve stopped discovering new ones and we’re at risk of losing them forever. How did we get into this situation? Gerry Wright shares what we can do about antibiotic resistance.

Lesson by Gerry Wright, directed by Artrake Studio.

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