Antibiotic Resistance
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Antibiotic Resistance:
Imagine trying to get rid of weeds in your garden, but each time you spray them with weed killer, a few survive and grow back even stronger. This situation is similar to how bacteria become resistant to antibiotics. Just like the toughest weeds manage to survive and adapt to the weed killer, certain bacteria withstand antibiotic treatment, multiply, and pass on their resistant traits, making it harder to eliminate them in the future.
Practice Version
Antibiotic Resistance: Bacteria that become resistant to antibiotics. Antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic resistance happens when bacteria change in a way that makes antibiotics unable to kill them or stop their growth.