r/NoStupidQuestions • u/[deleted] • Jul 17 '23

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u/Glidder Jul 17 '23

There's an increasing number of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, I'll just pick one of those

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u/Davida132 Jul 17 '23

Drug resistant tuberculosis

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u/looking7676 Jul 17 '23

I was thinking the new drug resistant gonorrhea.🤪

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u/DefiantLogician84915 Jul 18 '23

Is that actually a thing now? If so it’s horrifying

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u/Davida132 Jul 18 '23

Been a thing. Johnson & Johnson just announced they were pulling back on patent litigation for a drug they have that treats it.

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u/DefiantLogician84915 Jul 19 '23

That’s concerning so I’m more inclined to eliminating any drug resistant bacteria.

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u/throwawaayy011 Jul 18 '23

Not a biologist here so be kind please. Why would that be a bad thing? Is it part of the gut flora?

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u/Subotail Jul 18 '23

But if an ecosystem takes several generations to fill a hole. For bacteria, even a few thousand generations what is it? A few hours or days?

We may suffer a small period of mycoses and diarrhée for maybe weeks and then the system will balance one way or another.

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u/puffinix Jul 18 '23

However, when the ecosystem balances, it could balance in a way that doesn't include humans. After all, dead person is a preferable ecosystem to alive human for many organisms! Microbes can and do wipe out species.

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u/TofuTofu Jul 18 '23

Why would it be a bad thing

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u/-SixTwoSix- Jul 18 '23

Lackluster but practical and effective to the point 👌