TY - GEN AU - Narain, Sunita AU - Mahapatra, Richard AU - Jeevan, S S AU - Varshney, Vibha TI - Body burden: antibiotic resistance state of India’s health SN - 9788194133926 U1 - 616.9014 NAR PY - 2019/// CY - New Delhi PB - Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) KW - Crisis of Resistance KW - Residues Around Us KW - Body of Evidence KW - Policy for Change KW - Antibiotics on the Plate KW - Hospital Acquired Infection N2 - This is the third edition in our Body Burden - State of India's Health series. The first two were on Lifestyle Diseases and Communicable Diseases. It is a resistance that can undo historical gains made in modern medicine to control diseases. Microbes have become resistant to antibiotics, and Big Pharma has stopped funding research to find new antibiotics. The magic bullet – that antibiotics were commonly called – have stopped performing miracles. It is estimated that by 2050, 10 million people will die due to antibiotic resistance, most of them from developing countries. India is the top consumer of antibiotics in the world. It is also known for indiscriminate use which leads to resistance. Other than being used to treat diseases in human beings, antibiotics are also used as growth promoters in animals and in crops. Due to rampant use, it is present everywhere in our environment – water, hospitals, houses and even in the food that we eat. Body Burden: Antibiotic Resistance unravels a public health crisis in India that is going to soon become a nightmare. https://csestore.cse.org.in/default/antibiotic-resistance-body-burden-state-of-india-s-health.html?utm_source=Mailer&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Down%20To%20Earth-4899 ER -