2023-12-07 21:00:24
Antimicrobials are important in our daily battle against infection, but their effectiveness is at risk. Understanding what they are, what they are for and why it is crucial to preserve them is essential to safeguarding our health and the well-being of future generations.
What should patients know?
Antimicrobials are substances designed to fight disease-causing microorganisms. They include antibiotics, antivirals and antifungals. They are like microscopic warriors that protect our bodies against invisible invaders.
And their most important functions will help us know why they are so essential.
1. Fight Infections: Antimicrobials are our weapons in the fight against infections. From a throat infection to more serious illnesses, these medications help our immune system defeat invaders.
2. Protect medical procedures: Such as surgeries, transplants and some cancer treatments depend on antimicrobials to prevent infections. Without them, these procedures would be more risky.
3. Safety in daily life: From small cuts to urinary tract infections, antimicrobials are essential to treat common problems, keeping us healthy in our daily lives.
Why is it important to raise awareness? The answer is simple: to stay healthy.
And here, the more specific reasons.
1. Antimicrobial Resistance: The excessive and improper use of antimicrobials has led to microorganisms becoming resistant. This means that medications that used to work may become ineffective, making infections more difficult to treat.
2. Loss of effectiveness: If we do not take care how we use antimicrobials, we could lose these vital tools. Imagine a world where a simple infection could be potentially fatal, which is why we must always go to a professional health specialist.
3. New research needed: Awareness is the key to driving research into new antimicrobials. We need to invest in the search for alternatives to confront resistance and guarantee effective treatments in the future.
Every time we take an antimicrobial, we are understanding how valuable our health and that of future generations is. Always under medical supervision.
The WHO has joined important companies in the antimicrobial use awareness week, which took place from November 18 to 24. This week, important companies such as BIOCODEX join in, which emphasizes the care of the microbiota.
Awareness and responsible use are the key to preserving and caring for our health.
Fuentes:
Héctor Salinas graduated from CECC Pedregal with a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Advertising. He has more than 10 years of experience in the pharma industry developing campaigns and special projects for the main pharmaceutical companies worldwide. He is currently CEO of McCANN Health – Sistemas Integrales. AN IPG Health Company, leading agency in the pharmaceutical industry with products and brands that have leaders in the health market.
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