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Many types of bacteria that causes disease and humans used to be killed by certain antibiotic drugs like penicillin for example but now are resistant to them what does it mean that the bacteria is resistant to an antibiotic

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Antibiotic resistance happens when germs like bacteria and fungi develop the ability to defeat the drugs designed to kill them. That means the germs are not killed and continue to grow. Infections caused by antibiotic-resistant germs are difficult, and sometimes impossible, to treat. Tell me if it’s right:)
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The bacteria over time has built up a tolerance over the antibiotic , when this happens people usually make a different antibiotic that could be more affective for example how a person gets sore when they workout that muscle is building a tolerance to the stress you put it though therefore it grows
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