In the future fighting Bacteria will become much more difficult. Just like I mentioned in the article from Charles Rock with bacteria gaining resistance to triclosan we will have to find substituted in the future. It is impossible to completely drop the rate at which the world uses antibacterials but in the future we may have to find ways to use newer products less extremely. In doing so those newer products will fight off bacteria for a longer time, than triclosan did. Overall a good way to put it is that when you read a germ-X box or something and it says kills 99.9 percent of all germs, overtime that number is going to continue to drop little by little.

Charles O. Rock Ph.D. Of Journal of Biochemistry reported in a paper published in September that it was possible for E. coli bacteria to develop a resistance to triclosan. Rock showed that triclosan inhibited an enzyme in fatty acid biosynthesis produced by a gene called fabI, and that mutations in the fabI gene caused resistance to triclosan. Basically doing what any other living organism would do the Ecoli Bacteria are trying to find ways to live just like many other bacteria will follow. "The ability of E. coli to acquire genetic resistance to triclosan and related compounds through mutations in the fabI gene suggests that the widespread use of this drug will lead to the appearance of resistant organisms that will eventually compromise the usefulness of triclosan, and other antibacterials that interact with the same target," Rock said.

Here's the problem!!!!!!!! The place we like to call home may soon become a safe haven for super strains of bacteria or viruses. What is cuing this is the use of popular antibacterial products such as soaps and body washes introduces an antibacterial compound called triclosan into the environment. Triclosan interacts with bacteria -- and, as is their nature, the bacteria develop resistance to the compound. The accumulation of triclosan in the environment could lead to the emergence of drug-resistant bacteria, Rock said. As a result, the very antibacterial products designed to kill the bacteria would become ineffective. This possibly meaning that there maybe will be more colds, or at a more extreme level an epidemic.

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Taking antibiotics for colds and other viral illnesses not only won't work, but also has a dangerous side effects: over time, this practice helps create bacteria that have become more challenging to kill. Frequent and inappropriate use of antibiotics creates strains of bacteria that can resist treatment. This is called bacterial resistance. These resistant bacteria require higher doses of medicine or stronger antibiotics to treat. Doctors have even found bacteria that are resistant to some of the most powerful antibiotics available today.
There are guidelines that would help you take your antibiotics correctly.
-Treat only bacterial infections. Seek advice and ask questions.
-Use antibiotics as prescribed.
-Don't save antibiotics for next time.
-Never use another person's prescription
Help fight antibiotic resistance by taking simple steps to prevent the spread of infections. Encouraging hand washing will work also, make sure your kids are up to date on immunizations, and keep kids out of school when sick.

My mom yells, “It’s dinner-time.” Well before I go to the table I wash my hands. What does this mean to me, or better yet what does this mean to the world. In civilized parts of the world many doctors argue over such things as using antibacterial soaps. They do not kill viruses.Well somebody may ask, “What is wrong with this, I thought it prevented germs from spreading.” That’s true but, many scientists fear that overuse of antibacterial ingredients will lead to the emergence of resistant strains of bacteria, or “super-bugs.” Some questions may be asked about what is going to be done with this. Well some people may say don’t wash your hands so much. I work on the farm during the summer, and I never use soap except before I eat, and after I go to the bathroom. I don’t see a problem with going to rinse of your hands after they get dirty, but why do we need to use anti-bacterial soap after we get dirty. Here is the Antibacterial soap is any cleaning product to which active antibacterial ingredients have been added. These chemicals kill bacteria and microbes.

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Shifting gears I have been watching the show “House” lately on USA and Fox. (Great Show) One of the episodes I was watching there was a guy that was extremely sick, and it seemed that they used every type of antibiotic they could think of, that may be able to fix this problem. Also at one point House, Hugh Laurie mentions something about antibiotics, and how when anyone gets a cold and they can’t get rid of it and they think it is the end of the world. Therefore they go to the doctor and prescribe for some fancy antibiotic, that some doctor just prescribes to get the patient out of there.
“Antibiotic resistance is a widespread problem, and one that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls "one of the world's most pressing public health problems." Bacteria that were once highly responsive to antibiotics have become increasingly resistant. Among those that are becoming harder to treat are pneumococcal infections (which cause pneumonia, ear infections, sinus infections, and meningitis), skin infections, and tuberculosis.” (This information is from Kidshealth.org )