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Bacteria are found everywhere, in any climate and location throughout the world. Some are airborne and others are most prevalent in water, soil, plants, animals, and even people. Many strains of bacteria are harmless and some are even beneficial, such as those found in the human gastrointestinal tract to aid digestion and produce vitamins. There are few (less than 1% of all bacteria types) that cause illness in humans. Some bacteria can be quite dangerous, resulting in salmonella, pneumonia, or meningitis<ref name=":0">World Atlas [https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-s-the-deadliest-bacterial-disease.html What's The Deadliest Bacterial Disease?] Available from:https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-s-the-deadliest-bacterial-disease.html (last accessed 10.11.2020)</ref>. | |||
= | * The global problem of infectious and deadly diseases caused by bacteria are presently major scientific and medical issues. | ||
* Bacterial infections have a large impact on public health. | |||
* As a general rule, bacterial infections are easier to treat than viral infections, since we have an extensive army of antimicrobial agents with activity against bacteria. | |||
* Bacterial resistance to antimicrobials is a rapidly growing problem with potentially devastating consequences.<ref>Doron S, Gorbach SL. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7149789/ Bacterial Infections: Overview.] International Encyclopedia of Public Health. 2008:273.Available from:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7149789/ (last accessed 10.11.2020)</ref> | |||
* The most deadly bacterial disease contracted by human beings is mycobacterium tuberculosis, the world's leading infectious disease with more than 1,700,000 deaths per year. As much as 13% of cases are resistant to most antibiotics, and about 6% are resistant or unresponsive to essentially all treatment<ref name=":0" />. | |||
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Bacteria are found everywhere, in any climate and location throughout the world. Some are airborne and others are most prevalent in water, soil, plants, animals, and even people. Many strains of bacteria are harmless and some are even beneficial, such as those found in the human gastrointestinal tract to aid digestion and produce vitamins. There are few (less than 1% of all bacteria types) that cause illness in humans. Some bacteria can be quite dangerous, resulting in salmonella, pneumonia, or meningitis[1].
- The global problem of infectious and deadly diseases caused by bacteria are presently major scientific and medical issues.
- Bacterial infections have a large impact on public health.
- As a general rule, bacterial infections are easier to treat than viral infections, since we have an extensive army of antimicrobial agents with activity against bacteria.
- Bacterial resistance to antimicrobials is a rapidly growing problem with potentially devastating consequences.[2]
- The most deadly bacterial disease contracted by human beings is mycobacterium tuberculosis, the world's leading infectious disease with more than 1,700,000 deaths per year. As much as 13% of cases are resistant to most antibiotics, and about 6% are resistant or unresponsive to essentially all treatment[1].
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 World Atlas What's The Deadliest Bacterial Disease? Available from:https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-s-the-deadliest-bacterial-disease.html (last accessed 10.11.2020)
- ↑ Doron S, Gorbach SL. Bacterial Infections: Overview. International Encyclopedia of Public Health. 2008:273.Available from:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7149789/ (last accessed 10.11.2020)
