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KOMPAS.com – World Health Organization ( WHO) warn about growing resistance antimicrobial which is as dangerous as the corona virus pandemic.

Citing reports AFP, Saturday (21/11/2020), Director General of WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus calls this problem “one of the greatest health threats of all time”.

Resistance itself has grown in recent years due to the overuse of drugs, both in humans and livestock.

” Antimicrobial resistance it may not look as urgent as a pandemic, but just as dangerous, “said Tedros.

According to her, antimicrobial resistance it threatens medical development and leaves us with no defenses against currently easily treatable infections.

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Antimicrobial resistance

Most people generally only know antibiotics. Antibiotics themselves are part of the antimicrobial.

Launch Kompas.com, 24 November 2019, microbes include various types of organisms, namely viruses, bacteria (bios / biotics), fungi, protozone or parasites.

Therefore, antimicrobials are important drugs to treat infections in humans and animals caused by bad microbial organisms that attack the body.

As for the nature of antimicrobial is inhibits the reproduction of these evil organisms.

Doctor Purnawati Sujud SpA said, this antimicrobial is good for treatment. However, if the body is resistant (refuses) to this antimicrobial, the disease will be difficult to cure.

“Every time antibiotics are used, there is also a risk of antibiotic resistance. Using inappropriate or unwise antibiotics will further aggravate the situation,” said Purnamawati at a media briefing event for Awareness Week. Antimicrobial World 2020 conducted online on Wednesday (18/11/2020).

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Impacts and dangers

When a person is exposed to resistant microbes, he has the potential to experience more serious illness and a higher risk of death.

“So keep in mind, antibiotics are dangerous. If we take antibiotics, the bacteria in the body (potentially) will become resistant bacteria,” said Purnamawati.

Since their discovery in 1920, antibiotics have saved tens of millions of lives. However, bacteria are starting to build up resistance to the same drugs.

Antibiotic resistance is a very serious problem facing the whole world.

Bacteria that are resistant to many types of antibiotics are called Superbugs.

People infected with Superbugs are very difficult to cure and the treatment is very expensive. Some cases end up causing permanent disability, even death.

Bacterial infections, such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, gonorrhea, salmonellosis, and blood poisoning from year to year are increasingly difficult to treat with antibiotics.

The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Associations and Manufacturers (IFPMA) said Superbug had caused many casualties.

“About 700,000 people globally die each year due to antimicrobial resistance,” said the IFPMA.

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The victim died 10 million

They estimate that, without strong action to ensure proper use of existing antibiotics, that number could increase to 10 million by 2050.

The WHO says antimicrobial resistance jeopardizes food security, economic development and the planet’s ability to fight disease.

Resistance is a trigger for increased costs of health services, hospital admissions, treatment failure, severe illness, and death.

WHO is joining forces with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Organization for Animal Health to launch a new team to advocate for emergency action against this threat.

“We need coordinated action around the world to control infections, implement necessary control measures and raise global awareness of the widespread use of antibiotics,” said Deputy Team Leader of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh.

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