And, if you were, youve likely heard the following instructions: Finish all of yourantibiotic pills.
Well, now youre also hearing it from your friendly health writer, too.
Completing your antibiotic course is essential for your current infection, overall health, and even public health concerns.
Specific antibiotics eliminate certain bacteria they are made to kill with different physiological mechanisms.
Dr. Yancey stresses that researchers design dosage amounts and schedules for years to make them effective.
Theres a reason for every number you see on that clear orange bottle.
infectious disease specialist at Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston
The medications need time to destroy the bacteria in your body.
Its Amazing How Its All Connected.
First, it is possible that your infection wont be entirely obliteratedeven if you start to feel better.
From a public health perspective, this is dangerous.
This is how illnesses become more potent and harder to treat on a broader, societal level.
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