Antimicrobial Resistance: A Looming Threat in Veterinary Medicine
A blog by International Veterinary Students' Association (IVSA), India. A blog written By: Adarsh Bhambri & Vrinda Borkar. One Health is “an approach to address a health threat at the human-animal-environment interface based on collaboration, communication, and coordination across all relevant sectors and disciplines, with the ultimate goal of achieving optimal health outcomes for both people and animals; a One Health approach is applicable at the subnational, national, regional, and global level” What is the exact difference in antimicrobials and antibiotics? Any drug, which kills or damages growth of any microbes including bacteria, viruses, fungi etc. are called antimicrobials. Antimicrobials is a broader concept, which encompasses all the drugs, which affects different microbes while Antibiotics are the drugs, which kills or retards the growth of bacteria. Antibacterial medications are derived from bacteria or moulds. While the term "antibio...