Is the threat posed by antibiotic resistance increasing as a result of climate change?
In 2021, microbiologist Adwoa Padiki Nalti developed a bacterial infection and his tonsils began to swell. She had suffered from the same symptoms the previous year. Both illnesses occurred during one of the two annual rainy seasons in Ghana's capital, Accra, where she lives. She knew that the high humidity and humidity this time of year promotes the growth of microorganisms. The doctor prescribed antibiotics, but unlike before, the drugs had no effect. Bacteria have developed resistance. For two weeks, the inflammation in her tonsils got worse"It was painful to drink. It was painful to eat. I could barely speak," said Padiki Ngati, an antibiotic resistance researcher at the University of Ghana in Accra."I was worried "Fortunately, the final combination of two antibiotics worked. Otherwise, she said, she might have died from the infection." Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance This episode explores how two major threats to human health, climate change and the spread of antibiotic resistance, may intersect.
According to Padiki Nalti, climate change has made heavy rains more frequent in Ghana. These conditions promote the growth of bacteria, including antibiotic-resistant microorganisms. Floods also spread antibiotic-resistant bacteria from sewage systems into people's homes and drinking water, she added. Pamela Yeh, an evolutionary biologist at the University of California, Los Angeles, said that while researchers have some understanding of how climate change drives increases in antibiotic resistance, He said he is studying the mechanism and how big the impact is."Climate change and antibiotic resistance are two of the biggest health challenges of our time," she says."Researchers are beginning to study how they are connected.
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