A gene, NDM1, that makes microorganisms drug-resistant has been detected in Japan for the first time, in a man who had medical treatment in India. It is a serious case because scientists say the gene -which is frequent in India- alters bacteria, making them resistant to all antibiotics.
Drug-resistant bacteria are not new. Many bacteria are resistant to the world's first antibiotic, penicillin, as well as successive generations of drugs. Excessive use and improper use of antibiotics have made the problem worse.
NDM-1 could be a global health problem in a short time and international coordination is needed. Apart from India, the new gene has been detected in small numbers in Australia, Canada, the United States, the Netherlands, Sweden and the U.K. Investigators say that many Americans and Europeans travel to India and Pakistan for cosmetic surgery, and it is there where the generalizing process may begin.
Antimicrobial resistance -the ability of microorganisms to escape drugs' efficacy- is an increasing global health problem that could affect diseases such as respiratory infections and dysentery, according to the WHO (World Health Organization).
The WHO says NDM-1 requires monitoring and study. With effective measures, countries have successfully battled multi-drug resistant microorganisms in the past. It recommends that governments improve their efforts in four areas: surveillance, rational antibiotic use, legislation to stop sales of antibiotics without prescription, and infection prevention measures such as hand-washing in hospitals.
The topic of the article talks us about the problem of the drug-resistance. A gene, NDM1, makes microorganisms drug-resistant and this is a serious problem. This gene alters bacteria, making them resistant to all antibiotics. The reason is because of the excessive and improper use of antibiotics.
ResponderEliminarThe gene was detected in India, in Australia (small number of population), Canada, USA, Sweden, Netherlands and U.K. One of the reasons of the expansion of this gene is that many Americans and Europeans travel to India and Pakistan for cosmetic surgery, and it is there where the generalizing process may begin.
According to the WHO (World Health Organization), antimicrobial resistance is an increasing global health problem that affect diseases, like respiratory infections and dysentery. And to combat these problems governments may improve their efforts in four areas: surveillance, rational antibiotic use, legislation to stop sales of antibiotic without prescription, and infection prevention measures such as hand-washing in hospitals.
In conclusion, we agree with this article topic, we think that it is a serious problem that affect to people of many countries, which means that this is an international problem, and in the future it could increase, and affect to many more people, proving us to be a serious problem.
Dimitri G. i Pol M.
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This article is about a gene found in India. This is called NDM1, that makes resistant bacteria to antibiotics.
ResponderEliminarThe principal idea of the article is the wide expansion of this gene for all over the world, because there are people that go to India and Pakistan for cosmetic surgery, and there, they are in contact with this bacteria, and then , they return to their country.
There are arguments for and against. On the one hand, this global problem must be solved up, because it can cause us a lot of problems.
On the other hand, there are some arguments against, but there aren't important.
We think that this problem must be solved, before it expands around the world, because it can be a global problem.
To sum up, to avoid this possible disaster is necessary that scientists find prevention measures.
Marta I. i Andrea L.
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