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Antibiotics: Boon or Bane? by Hao Tan is a document available to read on EtoBox.

Antibiotics have negative effects on both the environment and human health. They are not fully metabolized and enter the environment, contributing to the problem of active medical substances in the environment. Their overuse has led to tougher bacteria that can overcome present antibiotics within 20-30 years. Children given broad-spectrum antibiotics before age 2 are three times more likely to develop asthma. While antibiotics have helped treat bacterial infections, their abuse and overprescription has cont

Author

Hao Tan

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EN