The post-antibiotic era: An existential threat for humanity
Currently, mankind is facing the risk of running out of working antibiotics. Such a post-antibiotic era bears tremendous risks such as globally spread or even pandemic bacterial infections. These infections become thus untreatable and possibly lethal, particularly endan-gering the health (care) of...
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Currently, mankind is facing the risk of running out of working antibiotics. Such a post-antibiotic era bears tremendous risks such as globally spread or even pandemic bacterial infections. These infections become thus untreatable and possibly lethal, particularly endan-gering the health (care) of future generations. This paper discusses this acute concern for humanity in three main steps. After first elaborating on the role of antibiotics and the occur-ring resistance in modern medicine, the focus will be on the current scope of the problem of antibiotics and the prognosis of its future escalation. Then the possibility of a way out and its obstacles will be addressed, before finally assessing the existential threat of a post-antibiotic era.
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| spelling | doaj.art-1be69e012079468aafa64e9463e6b5112024-04-11T08:22:41ZengTübingen UniversityIntergenerational Justice Review2190-63352023-08-018210.24357/igjr.8.2.1230The post-antibiotic era: An existential threat for humanityDominik KoeslingClaudia Bozzaro Currently, mankind is facing the risk of running out of working antibiotics. Such a post-antibiotic era bears tremendous risks such as globally spread or even pandemic bacterial infections. These infections become thus untreatable and possibly lethal, particularly endan-gering the health (care) of future generations. This paper discusses this acute concern for humanity in three main steps. After first elaborating on the role of antibiotics and the occur-ring resistance in modern medicine, the focus will be on the current scope of the problem of antibiotics and the prognosis of its future escalation. Then the possibility of a way out and its obstacles will be addressed, before finally assessing the existential threat of a post-antibiotic era. https://igjr.org/ojs/index.php/igjr/article/view/1230antibiotic crisis;post-antibiotic era;existential threat for humanity;global and intergenerational health (care);global and intergenerational (in)justice |
| spellingShingle | Dominik Koesling Claudia Bozzaro The post-antibiotic era: An existential threat for humanity Intergenerational Justice Review antibiotic crisis; post-antibiotic era; existential threat for humanity; global and intergenerational health (care); global and intergenerational (in)justice |
| title | The post-antibiotic era: An existential threat for humanity |
| title_full | The post-antibiotic era: An existential threat for humanity |
| title_fullStr | The post-antibiotic era: An existential threat for humanity |
| title_full_unstemmed | The post-antibiotic era: An existential threat for humanity |
| title_short | The post-antibiotic era: An existential threat for humanity |
| title_sort | post antibiotic era an existential threat for humanity |
| topic | antibiotic crisis; post-antibiotic era; existential threat for humanity; global and intergenerational health (care); global and intergenerational (in)justice |
| url | https://igjr.org/ojs/index.php/igjr/article/view/1230 |
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