To combat this unseen enemy, medical scientists have created ever-stronger antibiotics. They mutate faster than science can create new antibiotics. Each new generation seems more aggressive in its invasion and less responsive to antibiotics. The immune system actually becomes weakened over extended use of antibiotics, making it more susceptible to the invasion of pathological organisms. In short, a paradox has been created.
Stronger organisms require stronger antibiotics, which create stronger organisms.
Much of this predicament is a result of abuse and misuse of antibiotics. Doctors accommodated this antibiotic abuse - too often for economic rather than altruistic reasons. Added to this was the fact that once a patient felt better, he or she would often discontinue use of the antibiotic before finishing the prescribed amount. This helped the remaining organisms become resistant to that particular antibiotic. Refreshingly, a new attitude among many medical scientists is emerging.