Bacon Bits - Vol. Bacon Bits - Vol. Several stories have appeared recently in the media about bacteria resistant to antibiotic treatment and how these bacteria are causing disease in humans.
Some bacteria are naturally more resistant than others due to their genetic makeup.
The more a population of bacteria is exposed to antibiotics, the greater the chance it will develop resistance. When bacteria develop resistance to certain antibiotics, it becomes difficult to treat infections caused by these bacteria. A few bacteria have become resistant to many or all currently available antibiotics, which makes treatment impossible and can result in fatal infections. This problem does not affect viruses because they do not respond to antibiotic treatment. Antibiotic resistance is a complex problem, and currently no agreement exists in the scientific community on what role agriculture plays.