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A comment on Australia's overuse of antibiotics driving rate of drug-resistant infections. Parent comment

Re:Australia's overuse of antibiotics driving rate of drug-r... by rtkwe on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @04:03PM (#38282453)
There are a number of viruses that have made the jump from animals to people so creating a huge breeding pool for very antibiotic resistant viruses that have generated human viruses in the past seems like a poor choice.
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Re:Australia's overuse of antibiotics driving rate of drug-r... by kungfufrog on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @04:07PM (#38282489)
Do you mean bacteria? Viruses are not treated by antibiotics.
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