#Antibiotics (first discovered, quite accidentally, by Alexander #Fleming in 1928) are a #revolution of #modern #science. It goes without saying they have saved many lives and treated many #diseases (like #tuberculosis). However, our hyperdependence on ‘#wonder drugs’ has its consequences.⠀ ⠀ Each day, hundreds of thousands of people walk into a doctor’s office and are prescribed antibiotics, ‘just in case’. 🤷🏻‍♀️ In fact, the cdcgov estimates that of the 154 million antibiotic #prescriptions written #nationwide, a shocking 30% are unnecessary—with the majority being for infections that are not even #bacterial. In other words, 47 million prescriptions in cases where antibiotics don't even work. Process that for a second. 🤯😳⠀ ⠀ Most people already understand the implications of increased antibiotic overuse—pathogenic #bacteria mutating and developing #resistance. This could lead to a world where we are powerless against harmful bacteria, and minor infections and injuries become dead...