Davis stopping antibiotics before your doctor says so...

Davis stopping antibiotics before your doctor says so reduces the spread of antibiotic resistance since this means you're not overusing antibiotics. It is okay because it prevents you from losing your normal flora. It is okay once you begin to feel well. It ultimately increases the proportion/percentage of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the population.

When an antibiotic is first introduced, it is very effective for treating infections. With increasing use of the antibiotic, the effectiveness declines and eventually the antibiotic fails to cure the infection. The evolution of antibiotic resistance occurs because… A) Human bodies become immune to the effects of the antibiotic, and so we have to take more and more of it, and eventually, we are completely immune, and the antibiotic no longer works. B) Bacteria targeted by the antibiotic become stronger in response to exposure to the antibiotic. As a result, fewer and fewer bacteria die from the antibiotic. C) There were one or a few bacterial cells that were able to survive in the presence of the antibiotic due to an existing mutation, and these individuals reproduced. D) The presence of the antibiotic caused bacteria to develop mutations that allowed them to resist the effects of the antibiotic. These individuals reproduced, and the number of resistant bacteria increased.

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