Know how to take antibiotics the right way

(Source – medicare.gov/blog)

Welcome back to cold and flu season! But remember, if you get sick, taking antibiotics won’t always help. If you get a cold or flu, antibiotics could do more harm than good. That’s because these are viral infections, and antibiotics only fight bacterial infections. Every time you take antibiotics, they kill sensitive bacteria, but resistant germs can survive to grow and multiply. These resistant germs are called “antibiotic-resistant,” and they can lead to severe infections, hospitalizations, and death, especially among people over 65.  Continue reading blog here…

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