To: Blood of Tyrants
It is just that the stronger strains have always been resistant to drugs but previously were so tiny in numbers (and possibly could not as easily compete for food as well as other strains) that our immune system could deal with them. Now, the weaker strains that were vunerable to the antibiotics are all gone and the drug resistant strains are all that is left.IOW, the weaker strains are now stronger?
Have they evolved so that our immune systems can no longer take care of them?
16 posted on
01/10/2006 10:37:50 AM PST by
null and void
(Coffee, little girl???)
To: null and void
No, the weaker strains no longer have to compete for food.
28 posted on
01/10/2006 12:31:12 PM PST by
Blood of Tyrants
(G-d is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
To: null and void
P.S. Our immune system can handle a few, but are overwhelmed by many.
29 posted on
01/10/2006 12:31:50 PM PST by
Blood of Tyrants
(G-d is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
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