Visit the Center for Disease Contol’s (CDC) website and review the following links on antimicrobial resistance:
About Antimicrobial Resistance: https://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/about.html
Food and Food Animals: https://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/food.html
Biggest Threats and Data (Campylobacter, Salmonella, Shigella entries only): https://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/biggest_threats.html#aci
What CDC is Doing: https://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/solutions-initiative/index.html
Four Core Actions: https://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/pdf/4-2013-508.pdf
Answer these discussion questions:
Were you aware of the dangers of antibiotic resistance?
What do you think about the use of human antibiotics in animals used for food? What can we do to curtail this?
Do you think the four core actions the CDC proposes to fight antibiotic resistance will be effective? Why or why not?
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