ANTIBIOTICS are arguably human-kind’s greatest discovery.
The magic drugs mean we now live in a world where people don’t die from tonsillitis and urinary tract infections.
GettyAn increasing number of infections are becoming harder to kill with antibiotics[/caption]But when antibiotics are used unnecessary, to fight illnesses caused by viruses which are unresponsive to antibiotics, or for minor infections that would clear up on their own, we fuel antibiotic resistance (AR).