Part 1 of antibiotic resistance
Microbiology, as the central science, can contribute to addressing many of the world’s global issues. One key issue is antibiotic resistance.
This category focuses on broader public health issues, global food supply, and challenges like antibiotic resistance and pandemics.
Microbiology, as the central science, can contribute to addressing many of the world’s global issues. One key issue is antibiotic resistance.
It’s hard to address food safety when millions are hungry, therefore food security and closely linked in more ways than one. First, we must address food security, then provide resources for improvements in food safety and hygiene.
The benefits of these ‘wonder drugs’ are reversing as antibiotics now pose a significant threat to global public health. Many decades of overuse and misuse in human and veterinary medicine is leaving humanity of the brink of yet another disaster for our society.
How possible is SARS-CoV-2 transmission through the global food supply chain? We provide some insights here…