Risk Antibiotics and Hormones in Animal Feed
The consumption of antibiotics by
animals builds strains of bacteria, resistant to antibiotics that can cause
deadly diseases as the antibiotic becomes ineffective. When resistant bacteria
are passed on to meat consumers, they too become exposed to diseases. If normal
antibiotics are unable to kill bacteria, a simple illness like food poisoning
can become a
Killer. This becomes dangerous as
the disease may kill consumers before
Doctors find a new antibiotic
able to combat the resistant bacteria.
In the event that the resistant
germs do not cause disease, they are
Still dangerous due to their
ability to transfer the
Antibiotic-resistant factor to
other bacteria in the body consequently
Making them resistant too.
Another rising concern is the classification of certain drugs given to animals
as carcinogens. The health risk is very clear when it is known that the
carcinogenic drug is passed on from the animal to the human. In addition, some
strains of Penicillin cause allergic reactions; Streptomycin can cause deafness
and kidney trouble after prolonged use of high doses.
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