Protect certain antibiotics as legal for human use only

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Protect certain antibiotics as legal for human use only

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Use of human antibiotics in farming is increasing antibiotic resistance in bacteria [1]. If bacterial resistance continues to increase, more people will die because there is no way to treat their disease. It should be illegal to use important human antibiotics in farming.

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Bacteria can share resistance with each other [2]. According to the BBC, bacteria now exist which are resistant to the last available antibiotic, Colistin [3]. This raises the likelihood of bacteria that cannot be treated. This issue needs to be addressed urgently to save lives.

[1] http://www.nhs.uk/news/2015/12December/Pages/Antibiotic-use-in-farm-animals-threatens-human-health.aspx
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizontal_gene_transfer
[3] http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-35153795

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