The environment is also affected
EnvironmentThe problem of antibiotic resistance affects the whole environment as well as human medicine, veterinary medicine, agriculture, food safety and…
The problem of antibiotic resistance affects the whole environment as well as human medicine, veterinary medicine, agriculture, food safety and…
Bacteria are everywhere on the planet: on and in other living beings, but also in the air, the water and…
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antibiotics are excreted in the urine or faeces. They pass through the sewer system into the wastewater…
What are antibiotics?
How do they work?
Why do bacteria get used to them?
Why do antibiotics lose their effectiveness?
Why is that a problem? What can we do about it?
Here we provide answers and give hints on using antibiotics correctly. As our slogan says – use wisely, take precisely.
Antibiotic resistance affects everyone. Here we have put together a collection of further documents and links on the subject.
The correct use of antibiotics is important for the environment, because antibiotics also leave their mark on nature. Resistant bacteria that cause disease can put humans and animals at risk via the environment and agriculture.
Sick animals are also entitled to treatment with antibiotics. But these should be used carefully and only where necessary. Your veterinary practitioner knows all about this.
Bacteria are able to adapt in such a way that antibiotics are no longer effective. So it is not people who become resistant, but bacteria.
Resistant bacteria can prolong or even prevent treatment. It is important for us all to be better informed about the correct use of antibiotics.
This website is part of a national awareness-raising campaign to tackle antibiotic resistance. We can only use antibiotics properly if we are all well informed, so that they benefit us and save lives instead of endangering humans, animals and the environment. Our animal friends and human protagonists provide useful information and need your help. Feel free to share what you have learnt on this website. The more, the better – use wisely, take precisely!