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Superbugs may be passed on to people by eating undercooked meat, a government report has warned.
Antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria can lurk in the meat we eat because of excessive use of antibiotics for farming, according to the Review on Antimicrobial Resistance.
If we eat it raw or undercooked, there is a risk - albeit small - that we might catch these hard-to-treat infections and become ill.
How does it happen?
Bacteria are constantly evolving and can learn how to dodge the drugs we use.
Over-reliance on antibiotic drugs in any setting can lead to resistance.
Regular use of antibiotics in food animals creates the ideal conditions for the emergence of resistant bacteria.
Weak, susceptible bacteria die off, while the antibiotic-resistant bacteria thrive.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-35037558
Antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria can lurk in the meat we eat because of excessive use of antibiotics for farming, according to the Review on Antimicrobial Resistance.
If we eat it raw or undercooked, there is a risk - albeit small - that we might catch these hard-to-treat infections and become ill.
How does it happen?
Bacteria are constantly evolving and can learn how to dodge the drugs we use.
Over-reliance on antibiotic drugs in any setting can lead to resistance.
Regular use of antibiotics in food animals creates the ideal conditions for the emergence of resistant bacteria.
Weak, susceptible bacteria die off, while the antibiotic-resistant bacteria thrive.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-35037558