Antibiotics are something you’ve likely taken at some point throughout your life, but what are they and why is resistance such a big deal? In the video above, we go through the basics of antibiotics and explain how they are made to emphasize why resistance is such an epidemic in today’s society!
This video was created by McMaster Demystifying Medicine 4DM3 students: Helen Kim, Jessica Kun, Lyndsay Rayner, Nicole Vandenheuvel, and Fadi Hana.
Copyright McMaster University 2016
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