Antibiotic resistance is becoming more common in disease-causing bacteria because

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All of the answer choices contribute to the problem of antibiotic resistance. Overuse and misuse of antibiotics in both human medicine (prescribing antibiotics for viral infections or not taking them as directed) and in agriculture (using antibiotics in animal feed or to treat infections in livestock) create selective pressure for bacteria to evolve resistance mechanisms. This means that the antibiotics become less effective over time, making it more difficult to treat bacterial infections. It is therefore important to use antibiotics judiciously and to develop new antibiotics and other treatments to combat antibiotic-resistant infections.

Antibiotic Resistance Is Becoming More Common in Disease-Causing Bacteria Because