The Science of Drug Resistance

Topic 1: The Science of Drug Resistance

Reading: NY Times Drug Resistance, Explained

Video: Mutations - selection: the bacteria resist Video Transcript

Questions:

• How does antimicrobial resistance happen? What is the process?
• What can you personally do to slow the rate of antimicrobial resistance?

Choose a disease that shows antimicrobial resistance from this list and give a background to the resistance and discuss future concern:

• MRSA 
  • Article: MRSA Spreads in Households-Scientific American 
  • Video: Superbug, Super-fast Evolution (transcript)
  • More detail: UC Berkeley Superbug, Superfast Evolution
• Bacterial Meningitis 
  • Article: Antibiotic-Resistant Meningitis Reported in U.S.
  • Video: WHO warns antibiotic resistance poses global threat (transcript)
• Influenza (the Flu) 
  • Article: CDC Influenza Antiviral Drug Resistance
  • Video: JAMA-Influenza has become Resistant (transcript)

Reading: NY Times Drug Resistance, Explained

Video: Mutations - selection: the bacteria resist Video Transcript

Questions:

• How does antimicrobial resistance happen? What is the process?
• What can you personally do to slow the rate of antimicrobial resistance?

Choose a disease that shows antimicrobial resistance from this list and give a background to the resistance and discuss future concern:

• MRSA 
  • Article: MRSA Spreads in Households-Scientific American 
  • Video: Superbug, Super-fast Evolution (transcript)
  • More detail: UC Berkeley Superbug, Superfast Evolution
• Bacterial Meningitis 
  • Article: Antibiotic-Resistant Meningitis Reported in U.S.
  • Video: WHO warns antibiotic resistance poses global threat (transcript)
• Influenza (the Flu) 
  • Article: CDC Influenza Antiviral Drug Resistance
  • Video: JAMA-Influenza has become Resistant (transcript)
  • 250 words APA FORMAT