The Sad Truth About Antibiotics

M. B. Ahmed
ILLUMINATION-Curated
2 min readDec 7, 2020

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“Make sure you don’t stop taking them even if you feel better, complete the course”.

You’ve heard this many times before from your doctor when you’re prescribed antibiotics.

Nonetheless, antimicrobial resistance is one of the global threats, thanks to our man-made antibiotics. UN has reported that drug-resistant disease could lead to 10 million deaths by 2025 if no action is taken.

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M. B. Ahmed
ILLUMINATION-Curated

| Former research intern @ UofOxford | I write on health-related topics.