Looking at the Figure, Predict What Will Happen If a New

question 24

Multiple Choice

Looking at the figure, predict what will happen if a new antibiotic to the food poisoning bacteria Campylobacter jejuni is developed and prescribed heavily by physicians, beginning this year. Date introduced-date resistance first observed

• A) Campylobacter jejuni will be effectively treated for the next two to three decades.
• B) Campylobacter jejuni will be effectively treated for the next two to five years.
• C) The new antibiotic will make all former antibiotics for treating Campylobacter jejuni obsolete.
• D) The new antibiotic will never work to treat Campylobacter jejuni.

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