Antibiotic Resistance Could Cause More Deaths Than Cancer in 25 Years
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A Dutch professor warns that antibiotic resistance could cause more deaths than cancer in 25 years, sparking discussion on the misuse of antibiotics in humans and animals, and potential alternatives like bacteriophages.
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Yet hundreds of tons of antibiotics are just given to animals/livestock like candy.
At one point I was considering buying fish antibiotics because you can buy that by the pound at the pet food store.