It may seem mind-boggling initially, but it’s true. With death of Osama Bin Laden, terrorism may slow-down or come to an end, but it is apprehended that time will come when people will be suffering from various ailments and no medicine will be enough effective to cure diseases, if our flippant attitudes continue. The whole world will go to moribund stage and later to death. Isn’t it bigger threat than a terrorist attack on certain places? Yes, obviously, in no uncertain term. Experts of WHO have apprehended this by stating that no more new antibiotics are expected for next 10 years. In last 80 years, 150 antibiotics have been discovered, among which, anti-microbial resistance has developed to many and within 1-2 years, resistance will develop to almost all medicines. Then..? The ultimate scenario will be more pathetic than a terrorist attack. Perhaps this is the omen for destruction of universe which is going to happen by 2012, what many astrologers have claimed.
So what can be done? Should we run-away to other planet? No yaar! Not possible. To my mind, we’d better be cautious from today onwards about the use of antibiotics and follow the suggestions of experts; which are:
1. Self-medication should always be discouraged.
2. Antibiotics should be taken in appropriate doses.
3. Antibiotics should be used as much less as possible, when it is necessary only; not immediately after watching some feeble symptoms of diseases.
4. The prescribed antibiotics course should be completed even the diseases appear to be cured during due course of treatment.
