The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States has developed a video trying to make parents aware about the misuse of antibiotics titled No antibiotics, please!
He explains that antibiotics are very powerful medications that misused can have important adverse effects. Antibiotics are not always the solution to children's diseases. Those caused by viruses such as sore throats, cough, flu or colds are not cured with antibiotics. Antibiotics only cure those diseases caused by bacterial infections, that is, by bacteria such as tonsillitis or bacterial pharyngitis.
By using them often for diseases that cannot be cured, they can stop working effectively.
Abusing them can also cause a bacterial resistance, that is to say that the microorganisms are adapting to defend themselves against antibiotics, known as superbacteria, which act more virulently than the original strains and can cause serious illnesses that need hospitalization.
AdvertisingThe recommendation is not to administer antibiotics to the child unless they have been prescribed by the pediatrician and, if necessary, respect the doses indicated by the doctor.
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