The post-antibiotic era: An existential threat for humanity
| Autor: | Koesling, Dominik, Bozzaro, Claudia |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Soziologie
Anthropologie Medizin und Gesundheit Sociology & anthropology Medicine and health antibiotic crisis post-antibiotic era existential threat for humanity global and intergenerational health (care) global and intergenerational (in)justice Medizinsoziologie Medizin Sozialmedizin Medical Sociology Medicine Social Medicine medizinische Versorgung Infektionskrankheit Risikomanagement Prophylaxe Medizinethik Gesundheitspolitik medical care contagious disease risk management prophylaxis medical ethics health policy |
| Zdroj: | Intergenerational Justice Review, 8, 2, 51-56 |
| Druh dokumentu: | Zeitschriftenartikel<br />journal article |
| ISSN: | 2190-6335 |
| DOI: | 10.24357/igjr.8.2.1230 |
| Popis: | Currently, mankind is facing the risk of running out of working antibiotics. Such a post-antibiotic era bears tremendous risks such as globally spread or even pandemic bacterial infections. These infections become thus untreatable and possibly lethal, particularly endan-gering the health (care) of future generations. This paper discusses this acute concern for humanity in three main steps. After first elaborating on the role of antibiotics and the occur-ring resistance in modern medicine, the focus will be on the current scope of the problem of antibiotics and the prognosis of its future escalation. Then the possibility of a way out and its obstacles will be addressed, before finally assessing the existential threat of a post-antibiotic era. |
| Databáze: | SSOAR – Social Science Open Access Repository |
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