Because of overuse of antibiotics and/or weakened government surveillance of infectious disease, several diseases that had been thought to be no longer a threat to human health are rapidly becoming unmanageable (e.g. antibiotic resistant tuberculosis). Superbugs (microorganisms that are resistant to almost all known antibiotics) have also been detected. How did this circumstance arise? What will happen if the process continues?

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The Answer of Because of overuse of antibiotics and/or weakened government surveillance of infectious disease, several diseases that had been thought to be no longer a threat to human health are rapidly becoming unmanageable (e.g. antibiotic resistant tuberculosis). Superbugs (microorganisms that are resistant to almost all known antibiotics) have also been detected. How did this circumstance arise? What will happen if the process continues?

Because of Overuse of Antibiotics And/or Weakened Government Surveillance of Infectious