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Hmm... interesting. I was absolutely convinced that this antibiotics resistance thing was a given... wasn't even part of my question... but I got answers to questions I didn't even know I had! Thanks everyone.
Anyway, I find it interesting that not finishing the prescribed course is a big part of what causes the "induced resistance." I wonder, if people generally knew that, would the antibiotics scare would calm down a bit? Would people be more dilligent about finishing their prescribed course? By antibiotics scare I don't mean to imply that there is a large portion of people are hesitant about taking antibiotics, but I think that there is a significant minority. And I'm not saying that I still don't believe the average person takes too many medications for conditions that don't require them, but I also think there are a lot of people like me who are too wary to take medications even when they are needed, probably due to misconceptions like mine.
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