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out of it by penetrating the cell wall.
Experiments making use of both this virus and
antibiotics showed that the laboratory mouse’s
survival rate increased to 80 percent compared
tousingantibioticsonly.
There remain significant obstacles to
overcome, however, for this to serve as an
effectivealternative.Researchersagreethattwo
majorobstacleshampertheeffectivenessofthis
type of treatment: discovering bacteriophages
thatfiteachbacterium,andthehumanimmune
system from destroying the virus before it can
killthebacteria.
OtherscientistsinsistthattakingvitaminCis
the best way to fight disease. In the 1950s,
physicians such as William J. McCormick,
M.D. and Frederick Robert Klenner, M.D.
found that very high doses of vitamin C could
beusedsafelyandeffectively,byitself,totreat
viral and bacterial diseases and also allergies.
McCormickwrotethatvitaminCcontributesto
VariouskindsofresistantgermsareresearchedinCCARM.
the development of the body’s own antibodies
and the neutralization of toxins in the building
Fortunately, studies related to the harmful
human diseases, they have since been widely
of natural immunity to infectious diseases.
side effects of antibiotics have received more
used for other purposes such as preventing
Many experiments proved that vitamin C
attention recently. KNRRC President Lee said,
diseases that are prevalent in livestock and
reduced the side effects of antibiotics such as
“Efforts to minimize the side effects of
promoting the growth of livestock and farm
allergicreactionsandshocks.
antibiotics are being undertaken at many
products. Over time, antibiotic substances
TimetoSeekDiverseMethods
research centers. Much research is under way
accumulateinthebodiesofanimalsandplants,
ontheprotectionofthelungsandkidneysfrom
damage their health, and enable bacteria to
In the unending war between human beings
antibioticsubstancesandonthedevelopmentof
developresistancetoantibiotictreatment.Aside
and bacteria, microbes make fools of human
synthetic antibiotics that have a lower
from this, the excrement of livestock that have
researchers,quicklyandtirelesslyevolvingand
probabilityofproducingharmfuleffects.”
consumedfoodmixedwithantibioticsisusedas
adapting to our most sophisticated methods of
manureandfertilizeronplantfarms.
medical treatment. The most common way to
OveruseofAntibiotics
“Consequently, in this structure, these
get rid of those germs is to use antibiotics, as
Mostdoctorsknowthatoverdosingmedicine
substances accumulate in the soil and damage
many people know. Unfortunately, plenty of
makesgermshaveresistanceagainstantibiotics.
the plants. Also, if these materials are
researchandcasestudieshaveshownthatitcan
Excessive use of antibiotics makes people
discharged through sewage, they leach into the
be risky to think that we can just rely on
develop a dependence on them, so that even if
waterthatpeopleuse.Asyouknow,therewere
antibiotics. Wide-ranging studies and clinical
they get only a relatively mild infection, they
many reports of scientists detecting antibiotic
trials can help protect us against bacterial
need strong antibiotics to fight off the resistant
components in the four main river systems of
infections.Individualandthegovernmentalike
bacteria. Another problem is that patients
Korea, and experts agree that it is not easy to
should take pains to use antibiotics properly,
sometimes stop taking the prescribed
filter these materials out with current water
following the doctor’s directions and properly
medicationearly,againsttheirdoctor’sadvice.
purificationtechniques,”saidChoiKyung-ho,a
managing the use of antibiotics in the farming
However, even though the visible symptoms
professor of Environmental Toxicology at the
industry. It is also important to support the
of the disease have gone away, there remain
Graduate School of Public Health in Seoul
developmentofalternativetherapieswhichcan
innumerable bacteria in the patient’s body
NationalUniversity.
beusedalongwithorinsteadofantibiotics.We
which can now multiply and launch a stronger
may then find better ways of dealing with
ResearchtoSeekAlternatives
attack.Bothtendenciesacceleratethegrowthof
bacterialinfectionsifwediversifyourstrategies
drug-resistant bacteria on the body. A graph
Research on the development of techniques
fordealingwiththem.
from Korean Nationwide Surveillance of
for dealing with resistant germs is being
Antimicrobial Resistance shows that high rates
performedworldwide.AccordingtotheChosun
ofresistantbacterialikeMRSAareobservedin
Ilbo,onegroupintheU.S.reportedthatitwas
countries where it is possible to purchase
doingresearchonthekillingofbacteriausinga
antibioticswithoutprescriptionsfromhospitals.
virus called a bacteriophage. The virus settles
Although antibiotics were developed to cure
insideabacterium,multipliesitself,andbreaks
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