tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333714218933071005.post3685953915226248238..comments2023-12-14T09:00:17.911+00:00Comments on Stages Of Succession: A Tax On GullibilityJuliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04695173188736074202noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333714218933071005.post-72350939618856700402011-08-12T10:20:04.137+01:002011-08-12T10:20:04.137+01:00There is probably something in that. However, I s...There is probably something in that. However, I suspect that antibiotics are far more dangerous in that respect than antibacterial soap. As far as I am aware, antibacterial soap is a broad biocide - it kills in a number of different ways. It's the more specific antibiotics that attack individual molecules in the plasma membrane of one type of bacterium that have more potential for one single mutation to render the drugs ineffective.<br /><br />And the problem is not actually killing bacteria, but not killing <i>all</i> the bacteria. Mild doses of antibiotic, or failing to finish a course of antibiotics, or indeed having antibiotics prescribed for a viral infection, are more likely to leave only the strongest or the most resistant.<br /><br />In the meantime, if you don't take antibiotics when you have a bacterial infection, and if you don't wash your hands thoroughly when you've been to the toilet, then you are a walking cesspit of potential infection. I presume you have heard of Typhoid Mary?Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695173188736074202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333714218933071005.post-12105279824506688852011-08-11T18:12:45.989+01:002011-08-11T18:12:45.989+01:00I'd like to see you discuss your views on anti...I'd like to see you discuss your views on anti-bacterial soap. Over the past few years, I've become convinced that resistant bacteria are the most realistic end-of-the-world scenario and have tried to cut back on my use of antibiotics and other things that unnecessarily kill bacteria.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com