Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance

Antibiotics for Emerging and Re-emerging Diseases

New diseases are originating globally and old diseases are re-emerging as Infectious agents evolve or spread, and as changes occur in conservation, socio-economic conditions, and population patterns. Likewise, many diseases thought to be decently controlled appear to be making a revival. In developed countries, public health measures such as sewage treatment, vaccination programs, sanitation and access to good medical care-including a wide range of antibiotics-have virtually disposed “traditional” diseases such as tuberculosis, diphtheria and whooping cough