This is absolutely right. My biology teacher got a lump on her leg and went to the doctors. They just threw antibiotics at her instead of even checking it. She refused to take the antibiotics and the lump got better on its own. All that fuss over a random lump.

@DheerajJagadev

7 жыл бұрын

Your teacher got lucky. Some strains don't go away on their own and do in fact need antibiotics.

@paigemilner2448

7 жыл бұрын

Dheeraj Jagadev What was worrying was that apparently the lump didn't behave like an infection - no redness, pain, raised temperature of the area. It could have been far more malignant (cancer or a cyst) but antibiotics were just thrown at it as a quick fix.

@joncagle3293

7 жыл бұрын

Paige Milner If she wasn't going to listen to the doctor, why did she go to them in the first place?

@paigemilner2448

7 жыл бұрын

Jon Cagle Trust me, I live in Britain, our healthcare is stretched to breaking point. It's unsurprising to hear of someone given antibiotics for a mystery illness, or have a cannula left in their arm, or wounds left uncleaned nowadays. But you still gotta visit the doctor in case something is seriously wrong.

@AA-ve5qp

7 жыл бұрын

Jon Cagle she probably would've listened to the doctors if they didn't give her antibiotics, my biology teacher also hates how doctors give antibiotics for everything

People treat colds with antibiotics? who was the nut job that started that idea?

@arieloliver9440

7 жыл бұрын

CheapCheepGamer lazy medics, since flu and cold are very similar why don't give antibiotics, if is flu se got it if it is cold they will cure after a week or two.

@SaphreCoalwolf

7 жыл бұрын

Ariel Oliver well they are both viruses, so antibiotics would have no positive effect whatsoever

@akodo77

7 жыл бұрын

Both, flu and cold are caused by virus. Antibiotics won't help for either.

@mastema3034

7 жыл бұрын

it does ......to black kids

@GregTom2

7 жыл бұрын

The thing is there are people who are very... insistent on being treated. Moreover, some 10-20% or so of sinusitis and bronchitis are in fact bacterial, so it's not completely unreasonable to go for an antibiotic treatment if the symptoms have lasted for more than a week.

They can also hurt the good bacteria in our systems which can cause auto-immune problems.

@RheniumGateWizard

7 жыл бұрын

Good bacteria also act as natural protectors against bad bacteria by basically giving bad bacteria no room to grow. So after taking anti-biotics, you can actually be more vulnerable than before by leaving unoccupied space for bad bacteria to grow.

@ZeldagigafanMatthew

7 жыл бұрын

Some foods we consume every day rely on certain bacteria getting to it before others. This is why, in centuries past, people would more or less cover their foods in salt before storing, which kills most harmful bacteria and gives the harmless bacteria ample room to grow. This is how we get Salami.

@dinolandra

7 жыл бұрын

SonoftheWay35 This is why people get thrush and vaginal yeast infections after taking anti-biotics. You can eat yogurt to help this.

@kk-jc4kz

7 жыл бұрын

SonoftheWay35 C o m m e n s a l s

@dasalekhya

7 жыл бұрын

and without good bacteria, food is not adequately digested and you are continuously bloated & constipated .. then *you FART a lot* .... and buy aerosol cans to cover those farts, causing climate change

Isn't this common knowledge? Besides most people treat colds with chicken soup rest and tea not antibiotics.

@aaronluong3361

7 жыл бұрын

Sadly, some people do just take antibiotics for everything. Also it was discovered that a bacteria was resistant to colisitin , a last resort antibiotic because pigs in China were fed colisitin, leading to resistance. Situations like these are a problem.

@NathanWubs

7 жыл бұрын

no, see the comment section.

@raikuFA

7 жыл бұрын

L. T C. You forgot OJ. Delicious OJ.

@metholuscaedes6794

7 жыл бұрын

sure it is, everyone at least halfway informed should absolutly know this! And thus, many dont!

@reversal_of_expectation1457

7 жыл бұрын

NOT IN USA. DUMBASS COUNTRY

"Being a doctor in the past is fun." I can't stop laughing at this bit.

I just got an "Adam ruins everything" ad on an "Adam ruins everything" video........adamception

@mysteriousanonymous7992

7 жыл бұрын

Does that mean the company's own money just payed them?

@Coolsalami

7 жыл бұрын

aidyn chapman OMFG MIND BLOWN!

@reverseturingtest

7 жыл бұрын

Technically they lost money, because KZread gets... I wanna say 30%? Of the revenue off a video.

@MrRJPE

7 жыл бұрын

Ha! You watch ads!

@reverseturingtest

7 жыл бұрын

John Doe Ha! I'm on mobile! Also, I like supporting my content creators.

I was under the impression the worst overuse of antibiotics was out of the agriculture sector where they use antibiotics on animals as a preventive rather then a cure. Not that we don't contribute to the problem, but the scale of their overuse is enormous by comparison.

@anicole3968

7 жыл бұрын

coffeeveins Yes, I am so glad to finally see another person bring this up. If Adam doesn't address this in the episode, then he's still avoiding the largest misconception about antibiotics

Lol he was terrible at blending in with the wall

@Coolsalami

7 жыл бұрын

Oksana Kvita 0-100

@jovo8084

7 жыл бұрын

I give him a 7.8/10

@ayylmao224

7 жыл бұрын

What are you guys talking about?

Please make this full episode public. This is a huge problem that more people need to be aware of. Not many people have cable nowadays, but many people misuse antibiotics.

College pharmacist here. What Adam is saying is true but he's forgetting something. Resistance isn't neccesarily permanent. A resistance happens due to chance through mutation which causes a change in the DNA. Let's say a bacteria gets a resistence to antibiotic A in the 50's. That bacteria spreads and that particular antiobiotic becomes useless. Fast forward to 2017 and that same strain of bacteria has constantly adapted to different types of antibiotics which was used on throughout the years. Because of that it's possible that during all the occuring mutations the bacteria has become resistant to antibiotics type M tot Z but has lost it's resistance to antiobiotics A to L. Because we don't use those antibiotics anymore the bacteria that had that resistance gene wasn't the dominant strain anymore and other strains that were resistant to types M to Z were. Because of this the resistant type of strain died out making the bacteria vulnerable again to the old types of antibiotics. But i do have to state that this is something that is still being researched and that Adam's concerns are legitimate. I'm Just saying the future of antibiotics may not be so bleak as he says it is.

@MissNayNay

6 жыл бұрын

Man, I hope you're right!

@kusog3

6 жыл бұрын

problem is, there are already cases of infection that resists all known antibiotics.

@mujtabaellari2597

6 жыл бұрын

noTmiZ Can you give me any sources please? My university gives it's students acces to certain scientific articles not open to public and I'd like to read up about this strain you mentioned.

@mujtabaellari2597

6 жыл бұрын

noTmiZ Thank you.

@ragecoder5351

6 жыл бұрын

Mujtaba Ellari actually I alrdy knew this but to make it simple, The Bacterias and Viruses can Get immunity after adapting through they're surroundings. in this case, mutating them to get immune from the antibiotics that Hurts them

I'm not sure if this episode goes into this later on, but it should be noted that the biggest contributor to superbacteria is animal farming. Farmers just dose their animals with antibiotics whether they are sick or not.

1:34 so bacteria multiply by kissing? 😂 give that animator a rise!

@carloschau9310

7 жыл бұрын

rise? did you mean raise?

@simonpeters5977

6 жыл бұрын

This is meant to be bacterial conjugation. They can share their DNA with other existing bacteria.

@gilgameschvonuruk4982

6 жыл бұрын

no, they transfer DNA

@batalorian7997

6 жыл бұрын

insano man wth is a "raiae" lol

@LordSandwichII

6 жыл бұрын

Vertical gene transmission.

That's right, we doctors know that its usually nothing to do with bacteria and that most illnesses will get better on its own. But to save our own hides, we will prescribe antibiotics. If the patient gets better, nobody will bat an eye. If the patient succumbs to the infection or gets any complication (despite it having no relation to antibiotics like getting secondary pneumonia or AEBA due to a viral infection), it is our fault for not giving antibiotics. Just had an interesting CME talk today which shows how litigation has changed medicine so much over the years. Even robots can do our jobs now as our judgement is useless.

Aw man I remember talking to my mom about this years ago! She was explaining how antibiotics work and how resistant strains start and I remember saying "what happens when there's a resistant strain for every antibiotic?" And she was like "well I don't know but that could very well happen"

Who the hell takes antibiotics for a cold😑😑 I have one right now and I'm just treating it with soup, vicks, tea, and rest.

@anungodlyamountofcereal6384

6 жыл бұрын

Dude,TONS of people do,it's quite dangerous

I feel like this is pretty well known by now, I was taught this in middle school and my biology teacher in high school last year told us about the dangers of insisting we are given antibiotics, as some doctors can get fed up and actually give you them when that will have a negative effect rather than a positive one.

By the way Bacteria can actually transmit the D.N.A that encodes the anti-biotic resistance to other living bacteria, such as through Viruses.

@deltabird

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that was the kissing in the animation.

@metholuscaedes6794

7 жыл бұрын

sure they can, a fairly interesting process, they sort of told that in the video but not really explained. Many do this by plasmids.

@Alexaflohr

7 жыл бұрын

They do it through plasmids, not through viruses. Think of it like bacteria sex. The bacteria meld together for a short time to transfer a small amount of genetic material from cytoplasm to cytoplasm, or they just spit it out onto the ground and let another bacterium pick it up later. Small inaccuracy, but still functionally the same.

@faithismine128

7 жыл бұрын

+Alexander Abrams-Flohr My 2xgreat grandfather was a Doctor.He actually got a law passed in 1917 in the small town in Tennessee that he lived in.It outlawed spitting on the sidewalk.Seems like a stupid law,until you think it through.He was also ahead of his time on overprescribing antibiotics.I wish I had inherited a tenth of his intelligence.

@johnlapage599

7 жыл бұрын

Actually Alexander, they can do it through viruses as well: it's called transduction. It's the third method of horizontal gene transfer after conjugation and transformation which you described.

Didn't kurzgesagt do a video in this?

@jude246n3

7 жыл бұрын

Yup

@johannes4123

7 жыл бұрын

yes he did, but there's still way too many people who don't know about it

@akawhut

7 жыл бұрын

Everyone has been making videos about this for years.

@Spiderslay3r

7 жыл бұрын

Justin Tun if it makes TruTV a couple bucks, you bet your ass they'll make the video anyway.

@zwojack7285

7 жыл бұрын

johannes nordeng *they - it's a German group with an english speaker

This is one of the few clips I agree with 200%. This is also the only time I've hated the person for their stupidity, rather than forgiving their ignorance.

I hate how doctors over prescribe antibiotics. I was on antibiotics (Bactrium and Minocycline, which gave me an allergic reaction) for nearly 3 years straight for acne, but the dermatologist never considered trying other options like birth control pills or Accutane. I ended up getting fed up with this doctor once I knew it wasn't healthy and found a new dermatologist who prescribed me Accutane, which finally cleared up my skin. Thankfully I haven't had any problems with the overuse of them so far but it makes me angry that a doctor could use them so carelessly.

@423moore

7 жыл бұрын

On balance the first doctor probably thought it was safer to use the antibiotics. Accutane has risks that need to be considered

@Redbird-dh7mu

7 жыл бұрын

kellire some doctors are lazy and just throw antibiotics at the problem, which isn't good

@absolutetuber

7 жыл бұрын

stop blaming doctors for you problems. they may be prescribing you drugs but they arent forcing them down your throat

@GregTom2

7 жыл бұрын

minocycline is an effective treatment of acne. Accutane is not the treatment of choice for women, because of the high chance of birth defects. Your prescriber should make an attempt with topical agents, then with minocyclin for a few months, and if the problem persists, consider accutane if your liver function is satisfying and you're willing to be put on birth control.

@bloom4795

7 жыл бұрын

absolutetuber I'm not saying that he forced me to take the antibiotics, but he made my mom and I believe that it was the only way that my acne could be cured and never brought up the fact that there's Birth Control, Accutane, other topicals, etc. I was only 11 at the time that I started the medication, so I had no knowledge on the effects of long-term use of antibiotics.

Even if you leave one wolf alive, the sheep are not safe

@lancerd4934

7 жыл бұрын

They are if you cripple it, so they can learn to fight off wolves themselves.

@ayyteen

7 жыл бұрын

S R Also the wolf will die of old age before killing all of the sheep and the sheep will adapt to this change by hiding, running, or fighting off the wolf.

@lancerd4934

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah I think we're running away with the metaphor on that one.

@faithismine128

7 жыл бұрын

+lancer D With modern technology a wolf in sheep's clothing could really cause a paradigm shift.

@joemungus2946

7 жыл бұрын

The wolf has wheels for feet and can use guns. But, the sheep stole cloaking technology from Area 51 and can hide anywhere, so we will see where they go with this.

0:21 When I snap my fingers, half of the modern medicine will cease to exist...

Stuffing chickens with antibiotics isn't smart either

I don't know about America but GCSE students (14-16) in England are taught this.

@altaria563

7 жыл бұрын

I'm from the US, and I was taught about it in 9th grade (age 14-15).

@hollenka9935

7 жыл бұрын

Eric C Yeah, I remember it being in my Biology exams a few years ago.

@thearcheduck8746

7 жыл бұрын

In my school people ere taught that anti-bionics can be harmful, but i am not sure if it is mandatory for every school to include this.

@Alexaflohr

7 жыл бұрын

It is taught in schools. However, creationism and AGW denialism is also taught in schools, so you win some and lose some.

@AA-ve5qp

7 жыл бұрын

It is taught but most people forget after they leave high school

0:36 Being a Doctor in the past is fun!

@kellychuang8373

4 жыл бұрын

For that guy he can really describe it thick and in the disaster we're in can really double on the dying thing now.

Seems like it ended a little soon. What are the consequences of it becoming useless? Are there no alternatives? What will the world look like with a breakout of a bacteria-borne disease that requires antibiotics when the bacteria is resistant? And most importantly, you forgot to mention ANIMAL AGRICULTURE! Most antibiotics in the world are given to livestock!

@blackpowderkun

2 жыл бұрын

Pharmaceutical companies can keep developing new ones but that is a R&D money pit.

@alt4388

2 жыл бұрын

Well if viruses become resistant we can use bacteriophages, they're like small guided missiles that only go for certain bacteria

This video is a VERY strong overdramatization of the problem. 1. There are a lot of different types of antibiotics that can kill off bacteria 2. there are specific antibiotics that are purposefully withheld from use so that if the bacteria developes a resistance towards one kind of antibiotics, there ist still a different one to be used. I know that this is the case in germany, so I guess it´s the same in the US 3. If a bacteria developed a resistance toward antibiotic A, they loose ist again if said antibiotic isn´t being used for a long time. Also just to note: Doctors prescribe antibiotics during a viral infection, so as to prevent bacteria from starting a second infection. The immunesystem is preoccupied with the virus and therefore other organism might take advantage of this.

This is happening right now. Thanks to the overuse of antibiotics, we have antibiotic resistant bacterias such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE), multi-drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MDR-TB), and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE).

Im glad in this modern age bacteria can homosexually mate with no public backlash.

@lauragill2296

7 жыл бұрын

Well to be more accurate, they're asexual

@chasebrower7816

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah... they don't mate at all. They're asexual. They reproduce asexually. The animation shown represents a process by which bacteria can transmit helpful D.N.A to other bacteria - not any sort of mating.

@faithismine128

7 жыл бұрын

+Chase Brower Do asexual bacteria masturbate?

@chasebrower7816

7 жыл бұрын

Absolutely.

@faithismine128

7 жыл бұрын

+Chase Brower Cool.Biology could have been much more interesting if teachers and professors had lightened up a liitle.School in general really.

Speaks a bit too much in hypothetical, for my taste. I hope they address in the full episode that this isn't "just" a risk, but that there's already antibiotic resistant bacteria for nearly all antibiotics we have.

@rob98000

7 жыл бұрын

Yes but it's saying for us to cut down on antibiotic use to stop the amount of superbugs and to not make the problem any worse than it is

@Alexaflohr

7 жыл бұрын

Antibiotic resistant bacteria are a very real thing. Take penicillin, for example. Except against bare bones bacteria that are grown in controlled labs like most E.coli, pretty much every bacterium on Earth is completely immune to the effects of penicillin.

@423moore

7 жыл бұрын

There is. look up XDR-TB and TDR-TB

@debries1553

7 жыл бұрын

Did y'all actually read what I typed? I aknowledge it is a thing that has already happened, I am merely saying I would like for the show to make this more clear. The wording is a bit "if... imagine... in that case..." etc.

@sonicboy678

7 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure this is an excerpt.

1:20 I’m pretty sure that the resistant bacteria are already present and just have little competition after the regular bacteria are killed. Individual bacteria don’t become resistant.

As a doctor i cant thank you enough for raising this important topic. Stupidity of few folks who think or know nothing about future and greed of certain medical, pharma fraternity will land all of mankind in big problem. That too in not so distant future. God bless us all.

Hey! The kissing thing was copied from Kirby.

@goldsrcorsource2551

5 жыл бұрын

true

I hardly ever take antibiotics unless it's for girl infections or when I had plastic surgery. If a doctor says to take your antibiotics, take it until it's gone. If they say not to, don't. If they're a terrible doctor, change it immediately.

@GregTom2

7 жыл бұрын

Urinary tract infections are one of the leading cause of resistance. Fluoroquinolones used to be great antibiotics, with efficacy against some really though gram. neg. like pseudomonas.

@Arlothed1no

7 жыл бұрын

GregTom2 They're still necessary if I don't want my kidneys to stop working.

@Arlothed1no

7 жыл бұрын

GregTom2 It's probably because people stopped taking them before they were out

@anicole3968

7 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, the misuse of antibiotics is mostly by the meat and egg industries, which use 80% of all antibiotics in the U.S., causing the rapid rise of these drug resistant bacteria. So, even if you as an individual avoid overusing antibiotics, antibiotic-resistant bacteria is constantly developing on factory farms, spreading out into the environment, and you'll be exposed to it regardless of your own choices, likely even if you don't consume meat. The blame for this problem lies mostly with the meat industry, not sick individuals. Here's a good article on the topic : consumersunion.org/news/the-overuse-of-antibiotics-in-food-animals-threatens-public-health-2/, and hopefully this will be addressed in the full episode

@kimbrolyy

6 жыл бұрын

Most urinary infections go away without taking antibiotics. They are definitely not needed in most cases UNLESS it takes too long and proper hydration/frequent urination isn't helping. So no, you don't need antibiotics for them. Also, doctors should tell you to continue taking the pills until you run out, not until symptoms are gone because that's how you get resistant bacteria

LOVE that they showed conjugation in this. My microbiology professor conjugation described as bateria "kissing" and I'm living for this animation

LOLOLOOOOOOOOOOOOOL The kissing bacteria has me and my husband ROLLING HAHAHAAAAAa

I wanna see Adam ruins Adam ruins everything Twitter: shai_rosenberg

@altaria563

7 жыл бұрын

He kinda did in Adam ruins Hollywood.

@MetalSonicReject

7 жыл бұрын

Shai Rosenberg He'll get to it when he has enough episodes under his belt. The Mythbusters didn't retest the myths they did the day after, did they?

@jerreddavids583

7 жыл бұрын

Adam said in an interview he would at some point

@CaseyDplays

7 жыл бұрын

look up his drawffee guest "appearance" where they do knock off Adam ruins everything.

@Wolskyyy

7 жыл бұрын

Shai Rosenberg then Adam ruins Adam ruins Adam ruins everything

The best thing for viruses is good food, making sure your hydrated, and bed rest.

@CadetGriffin

7 жыл бұрын

But these nutrients, fluids and resting won't do anything to powerful viruses like malaria, HIV, ebola, SARS or zika, and some people have died in the middle of their sleep from illnesses.

@microcosmicfauna9369

7 жыл бұрын

Jacob Griffin so are you meant to run around, eat junkfood and get dehydrated when you have those? It would make it a lot worse.

@superrainbowsky-superrainb2582

7 жыл бұрын

Jacob Griffin I'm just talking about common colds and not serious viruses.

@superrainbowsky-superrainb2582

7 жыл бұрын

Oinkle For the huge viruses like HIV they do have treatment, but it's not going to cure the virus.

Actually a topic that means a lot to me! Resistant strains keep growing and our anti-biotics are on the brink of not working at all. It's very scary...

I'm related to Sir Fleming through his brother, fun times!

1:34 Top ten lgbt characters in cartoon history.

322 the Skull and Bones number.

@nasser314

7 жыл бұрын

Dota 2

@GarlicPudding

7 жыл бұрын

What does that have to do with anything?

@nasser314

7 жыл бұрын

322 is a Dota 2 reference. Last years International gave a 20 Million USD prize and one of the players got expelled, cause he was paid to make his own team loose for 322 dollars

@XDarkstarZX

7 жыл бұрын

im surprised that meme got this far

This video just barely scratches the surface of this issue. I hope there's a longer full-version, because what they covered here is pretty widely known already.

This is such a short video for something so important!

I enjoy Adam Ruins Everything but this was pretty lazy. The overuse of antibiotics should be pretty known to a lot of people, what a lot of people don't know that the greatest misuse of antibiotics isn't usually among humans. I mean yes, we do overuse antibiotics, but it's moreso an issue with cheap meat production and farm production. A lot of antibiotics used on animals to effectively counteract bad animal environment, just so it can meet the bare minimum requirement of going into the supermarket. A lot of these antibiotics flush down sewers and then expose a great deal of bacteria cultures to antibiotics, which then become resistent in our water-systems. The regulations of using antibiotics in meat-production must be met with crticism.

This is why I love this show

When I take medicine it's often just to help me sleep when I'm sick, such as when I have allergies or colds, it's harder to sleep at night for me. By taking Ny-quill it makes it easier to sleep on nights it's just too much to bare. AKA my nose is burning to the point I can't stop blowing it and it's already 1 in the morning.

"322" was on Adam's jacket at the beginning... I bet that was just..."random."

My stupid ass doctor tried to prescribe me antibiotics because I had an ingrown toenail. Wtf?!?! I went to the doctor so that they could help me cut it or something, not give me medicine that isn't even relevant to the problem.

@LavaSwimmer74

7 жыл бұрын

Of course some random person knows more about medicine than someone who studied it. Ingrown toenails cause an infection most of the time. Your "stupid ass doctor" did the right thing.

@TewifyingUwU

7 жыл бұрын

Galaxy I don't need antibiotics for every single infection I ever have, the doctor told me "wait for it to grow out." If that's what they think I need to do whatever but I don't need antibiotics for every infection I'm ever going to have. Last time I took antibiotics I got extremely sick and was puking my guts out, I'd rather not risk getting actually sick again over a possible infection

@TewifyingUwU

7 жыл бұрын

KayKay0314 Thank you, I didn't realize that I could have been allergic to it or something

PREACH. At least we have bacteriophages!

@SpottedLeafy

7 жыл бұрын

Not in a usable form yet though. Still working out the kinks on that one. We would also have to have a different one for every different species (potentially every strain) of disease causing bacteria due to the specificity of the phages. This means we also wouldn't be able to start treating patients until we know exactly what the microbe is which would lead to higher mortality from things like meningitis as there are a few things that cause that. Overall we would be far better off being able to keep antibiotics for as long as possible as phage treatment is not a real possibility for some time yet.

@LucasRodmo

6 жыл бұрын

SpottedLeafy The world already has clinics using phages in small scale. Just not legal in Murica yet

From what I heard is that Fleming's apprentice discovered the mold and told Fleming when he returned

I'm a paramedic and resistant bacteria are an ever growing issue in pre- clinical and clinical medicine. There are too many people who will switch doctors until they get their antibiotics even though they have a viral infection and countless physicians told them they wouldn't help. Then there are the doctors who don't bother testing patients and just prescribe antibiotics. And of course those who stop taking them as soon as they feel better. It's aggravating.

It's called evolution

@thisdude773

7 жыл бұрын

turtle reviews how?

@thisdude773

7 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@loosingmymemory7

7 жыл бұрын

It is actually called the end result of a dwarf with a shotgun. Evolution does not exist and there is no missing link, there is no link, just periodic mutations from an unknown source.

@korrblank1361

3 жыл бұрын

@@loosingmymemory7 actually evolution does exist.

@loosingmymemory7

3 жыл бұрын

@@korrblank1361 So does Santa Claus, but there is a difference between theory ("the idea of something") and real evidence. Evolution fails miserably to explain why species mutation occurs. Evolving assumes intelligent change, mutations are accidental changes.

this is no longer true. as a biology student who does research in microbiology, yes antibiotic resistant is a real issue, however changes in admistration policies by doctors and the introduction of modern antibiotics which are more effective in smaller doses as well as kill pathogens through several mechanism rather than only one (ex penicillin old way vs penicillin derivatives) makes it harder and harder for antibiotic resistant. overall we dont have to worry about antibiotic resistance as research will continue to find ways to kill bacteria :)

@korrblank1361

3 жыл бұрын

It’s no longer true cause the Spanish flu was wiped out in 1918 unfortunately that was for nothing cause it happened anyways in 2020.

@00fariz

3 жыл бұрын

@@korrblank1361 unlike an unprecedented viral pandemic we have been engaged in fighting antibiotic resistance for nearly a century. We understand antibiotics, their strengths and weakness far better than how to treat viral infections.

@korrblank1361

3 жыл бұрын

@@00fariz have you gone stupid now?! If life still made sense today this would never have happened.

@00fariz

3 жыл бұрын

@@korrblank1361 a viral pandemic causes are far different than antibiotic resistance. I think you're confusing antibiotic resistance with this pandemic and there are very different reasons for both of them to occur.

@korrblank1361

2 жыл бұрын

@@00fariz you are going up again your own comment, you realize?

this is why new research of different antibiotics is so important, and also not taking them when you don't need them. But when you do need them its also important to finish them. there are dozens of different antibiotics for different strains of bacteria, so this is super simplified but generally true.

You can also have an allergy to some antibiotics. For example some people are allergic to penicillin. And sometimes taking those medications can kill them because the allergy is so severe. Meaning the antibiotics won’t work in that situation either.

lol he's running out of things to ruin now he just explain stuffs

@Badelves

7 жыл бұрын

Jason actually my mom has a friend who believes that you must take an antibiotic every time you get sick. Even if it's just a normal/weak cold.

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THIS. THIS. ALL OF THIS. THANK YOU.

correction: recent research indicates stopping an antibiotic course early (except for a few cases ie tuberculosis) can prevent the development of antibiotic resistant bacteria.

Fleming and Flory themselves pointed that out in the 1940's.

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ID doc here. This really is a huge problem. We’re seeing significant resistance in settings of common problems: urinary tract infections, pneumonia. Diseases that were very simple to treat with oral agents are now requiring IV antibiotics. As the healthcare community continues to misuse its limited abx repertoire, the less and less options we have with developing resistance. Hospitals are now mandate to have infection control and abx sterwardship departments and that has done a good job in curtailing the exponential incline of resistance. However, its only a small portion of the solution. Many people have mentioned fear of litigation, abx use in the farming industry and so on. All of these pieces together makes for a very secure profession for me. Lets not mistake. This is a huge problem and I’m glad videos like this are bringing attention to it. We need more drug development, more infection control research and so on.

An Adam Ruins Everything ad right before Adam Ruins Everything? Is it my birthday?!

Fleming didn't discover penicil, his student did. He left petri dish on a shelf for several years without investigating or even extracting stuff that killed the bacteria.

This is one of the very few useful things I learned in school.

I miss this show on youtube. I can't watch it on tv so I'm stuck watching 1 minute video

It was actually recently showed that 'finishing tour therapy' is not as important so thought people thought it was. Only with severe infections (Tb for example) is it still the best idea. Otherwise it is OK to stop after symptoms are gone (sry I can't give the source but this was in Dutch newspapers)

Same goes for anti bacterial soap or those stupid hand sanitizers , even if it removes harmful bacteria it also attacks those dead cells that build up a protective layer along your epidermis, making you more vulnerable to infection. And in fact, many doctors knew for years that antibacterials were dangerous if overused, but they did it anyway, partly because people wanted to feel like something was being done to help even their smallest ouchies. I remember getting treatments with penicillin in the time when it had become pretty much useless.

Possibly the most important ARE episode you will ever make

Well... That was terrifying.

Excuse me, but Alexandre Flemming was not a pioneer of antibiotics. He didn't even mention the medicinal properties other than one tiny note in his log book. The medicinal properties were actually pioneered by a small group of researchers in Oxford during the 2nd world war.

@jdb2002

5 жыл бұрын

He still got credit (along with two others in the group) with the Nobel Prize for medicine in 1945. It was awarded jointly to Fleming, Flory, and Chain

I've had one of those resistant bacteria. Spent 9 days in the hospital on the strongest antibiotics known to mankind. It's still in my knee joint, lying dormant and waiting for its next flare. Anytime it does, it has the potential to go septic unfortunately.

I already knew this from school! So many countries misuse antibiotics it's scary... Both for just any sickness and also in animals... Here in Sweden we have strict rules for using antibiotics on animals, but that also makes it a lot more expensive for the farmers...

0:38 Being a doctor in the past was fun!

0:54 why is it glowing like phosphorus? Yes, glowsticks are made of it. Phosphorus seems like the ultimate light, easy to activate, less polution. No heat (probaly) and also is hard to dim out I found this out on a wedding party

I agree with this alot. I grew up poor so whenever I got sick I could only rest, drink water or tea, wait and then I would be better. Now whenever I get sick I do the same thing and 2 days later (the most) I'm not sick anymore.

I got a Adam ruins everything ad before this

It feels weird seeing this covered on Adam Ruins Everything. I assumed it was common knowledge because I was taught this in school as a child

0:44 im learning about this in scool

Fun fact - antibacterial hand wash/hand gel is part of the problem, too. Soap and water is just as effective and doesn't lead to resistant B's

"All these people will probably die! Being a doctor in the past is fun." I died laughing lol.

I ended up getting an infection and had resistant bacteria. I got worse but then my doctor switched my meds and I was fine.

I don't even use flu shots and I been fine now for like 6 years. bit of a cold this year but nothing like working outdoors to fix that problem.

Two silver linings here (but that makes misuse of antibiotics no less a threat): 1) The evolution of antibiotics; we've made constant changes and so if a bacteria is resistant to a modern antibiotic, it may not be against one we used 40 years ago. 2) Bacteriophages, recent research suggests that resistance to antibiotics comes at the cost of resistance to bacteriophages and vice versa.

This is why I hate taking antibiotics unless absolutely necessary. I used to get UTIs frequently and I found out taking a probiotic pill and increasing good bacteria in my diet works faster, plus it doesn't build up an immunity to antibiotics.

Adam, I usually appreciate your explanations because they don't cut corners or oversimplify. But not in this case. There's a better explanation of how resistance develops.

the reason why doctors prescribe antibiotic on common cold is because of chance of getting opportunistic bacterial infection. but actually getting opertunistic infection after getting common cold is so miniscule...

I never take antibiotics or medicine when I'm sick in return i have become really resistant to many things i only take it as a last resort

Surely this is common knowledge. I got taught this when I was 13

Its not the only issue either. Bad practises of hospitals and patients is seeing viruses and bacteria that was once rarely seen to becoming a real issue. My nurse girlfriend left her field as the medical industry is a big mess. Dont get sick.

I was reading an article by the BBC recently which indicated that finishing all your antibiotics may not be a good idea in all cases either. Personally, I have asthma and am prone to bronchitis. So I find myself being prescribed some pretty strong antibiotics and I would like to know more about how long it takes for different illnesses to leave your body. I imagine if we figured that out then we would be able to prescribe antibiotics to the t. It doesn't seem like we know enough about the topic though, Adam, you should ruin this and let me know. I am too lazy. *coughs* Should we listen to our body or assume pharma has our best interests at heart?

What I got out of this is that eventually medicine is going to stop working eventually and we are all going to die of deceases

God bless you Adam no one believes me when I tell them this.

Last time i had a cold my doctor gave me antibiotics to cure it. Now i want to find a new doctor.

I learned this in 7th grade I expect more from this show

Every time my coworker gets the flu he goes to Mexico to buy penicillin. Then he sits next to us all coughing and not covering his mouth.

Where did Adam come from? He just walked out of the wall!

A lot of the resistance actually comes from giving animals we eat antibiotics even if they aren't sick. The problem can be temporarily solved by administering higher strength antibiotics but animals are given super high strength antibiotics willy nilly. There have been several cases of resistant bacteria popping up in animal farms and later appearing in our food, and luckily it often gets cooked out, but it's still definitely contributing to this issue.

Hi Adam! Just a minor correction, Alexander Fleming didn't leave a Petri dish overnight and discover penicillin, it was his lab technician but Fleming took credit for it :)