Why Can't Antibiotics Be Considered an Effective Long-Term Strategy for Controlling

question 40

Multiple Choice

Why can't antibiotics be considered an effective long-term strategy for controlling disease?

• A) We're unlikely to find new ones that work.
• B) Pathogens will keep evolving resistance.
• C) Most antibiotics don't work anymore.
• D) People won't take them as prescribed.
• E) They're too expensive.

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