We lost both of my grandparents to MRSA contracted at the hospital during previous stays. It is so hard to explain how terrifying it is to hear that the bacteria killing your loved one is resistent to all medication the medical system can give. Thank you for discussing this important issue, I hope others do not have to face this horror. Please do not take antibiotics if you do not NEED them.
@4thdimensionalexplorer Жыл бұрын
Man i had it some years ago and it looked like i was turning into popeye on one arm. They had to Express so much crap from my arm in one place and hand in another. Hurt like hell! Still have no feeling in the finger they lanced because that first nurse was a jerk for some reason. They had to quarantine me after until i was allowed to leave. Weird experience all around. No idea how i caught it but i was working with the public so i bet it was on someone's money. The infected parts were so swolen and firm it was like i had a ball under my skin. Couldn't move my hand correctly. That and i was very sick. If you think you might have it act fast.
@4thdimensionalexplorer Жыл бұрын
Condolences on your grandparents, i hope you have lots of great memories with them.
@sysbofh Жыл бұрын
Yes, it is truly terrifying - and I'm sorry for your loss. We need to stop the large, indiscriminate, use of antibiotics. They have their place - and it isn't in everyday action I just cringe looking at the bactericide soap advertising on TV). They should be used only when needed, and no more than this. Anything else is just an invitation to drug resistant bacteria. And You, better than most of us, know how terrifying this is.
@melissamybubbles6139 Жыл бұрын
I'm sorry. That's so hard.
@EnriqueDominguezProfile Жыл бұрын
Have you ever realized you father is just an imbecile? Well, mine turns out has been auto prescribing himself antibiotics on every cold he got for years, because "it worked for him every time", and he clearly knows better than the whole scientific community. No matter how you try to explain it, he just doesn't care. How did I realize? He was doing the same with my little stepbrother since he was about six-ish, he didn't even take him to the doctor, just boom let's shove antibiotics down the little fucker's throat, because he knows his son and it works every time, see how the toddler gets better? What to do? Why do we let these people vote, have kids and buy antibiotics?
@vanityhusk Жыл бұрын
Back in february I got what a doctor said appeared to be an incredibly antibiotic resistant strain of strepthroat. It was absolute torture. Nearly 2 months of extreme pain, alternating acetaminophen and ibuprofin to no effect, and several full rounds of antibiotics. Thinking of other bacteria far more dangerous than a simple strep throat infection developing strong resistances is the thing of nightmares for me now
@Sharonmxg Жыл бұрын
So many strains of Strep. MRSA is currently the hardest to kill but they are all building resistance which means many common bacterial infections that have been easy to knock down in the past will become increasingly harder to kill. We are all in a degree of danger due to the wild overuse of antibiotics especially in animal farming.
@SmallAngryNerd Жыл бұрын
Don't underestimate strep. It can lead to deadly rheumatic fever if untreated. I'm glad you're better now, hopefully with no long term effects.
@supertornadogun1690 Жыл бұрын
@@SmallAngryNerd My mom almost died from strep when it turned in to meningitis.
@tiffanykrieger5035 Жыл бұрын
I had streptococcus pneumoniae at 5 from ear infections and medicine. I threw up blood and almost died. That was very scary for a five year old 😅. I'm so sorry.😢😢
@huntermcgee4981 Жыл бұрын
@@Sharonmxg MRSA is a type of staphylococcus not a streptococcus, and MRSA isn’t the hardest to kill it just means it happens to be resistant to methicillin/oxacillin which is actually really really common now but they can be treated with many other antibiotics if they are susceptible to them which can be determined through susceptibility testing
@hammerr3 Жыл бұрын
The fact that he’s fighting cancer and still educating KZbin 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@chadrushing1202 Жыл бұрын
I cannot express how spot on you are. THIS dude is my hero.
@hammerr3 Жыл бұрын
@@chadrushing1202 I truly wish him a speedy recovery so he can keep doing what he does
@miketony4300 Жыл бұрын
Yah sorry bout’ the cancer buddy
@Literallyjustmint Жыл бұрын
No
@pauldaugherty1819 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for being here for all of us Hank! I love and appreciate you brother 🤗 thank you for inspiring🤗 stay strong in your battles
@bren6967 Жыл бұрын
I had a microbiology instructor who was certain that it will be bacteria that brings humans to their knees not viruses. They talked about many of these points and more. That was an eye opening and scary topic. Viruses can be quite harmful, but wait until bacteria has their day. Stay healthy and safe out there.
@megamaser Жыл бұрын
Viruses are rarely deadly. Throughout most of history, bacteria has been a much bigger threat.
@luddity Жыл бұрын
@@megamaser Garlic and honey will always be good infection fighters.
@Svensk7119 Жыл бұрын
Viral infection is faaaaaaaar more common. Bacterial infections are, individually, far more tough.
@skrubknight884 Жыл бұрын
its not just bacteria either. parasites, single celled and small multicellular, and fungi, can also develop drug resistance.
@user-cd6vy2jg6f Жыл бұрын
@@luddityno. Those are literally useless to fight infections.
@adambier2415 Жыл бұрын
I remember being given antibiotics for acne. While us humans have abused antibiotics on ourselves, it’s really the big businesses raising animals and pumping them full of antibiotics.
@splanet5088 Жыл бұрын
I was prescribed oral and topical antibiotics for my acne many years ago as well. It didn't help one bit, it just irritated and dried out my skin. Edit: And gave me continuous digestive issues (to put it mildly!) while I was on it.
@InfiltrateIndustries Жыл бұрын
Take a look on how much we give our livestock - some places it’s more or less antibiotic foie gras.
@WildFyreful Жыл бұрын
I'm on some and it actually helps in conjunction with a strong topical my dermatologist gave me. I go off that antibiotic pill, and I get horrible, painful breakouts of cystic acne that take weeks to heal and leave little scars. So, some of us do *need* it because our acne is a hell of a lot meaner than the average person's.
@SmallAngryNerd Жыл бұрын
@@WildFyreful i believe you, but imo doctors over prescribe antibiotics for acne. I was given them for about a month when I had annoying acne while starting HRT. My case was not severe, just the typical acne that a teenager might get, but I was given the antibiotic anyway, and only stopped because it didn't do anything to help me. My acne went away with topical treatment and only lasted about a year. While sometimes antibiotics are necessary in cases like yours, I think doctors should be much more hesitant to give them out.
@clogs4956 Жыл бұрын
Standard acne treatment in the UK is erythromycin although, if you're a female, it might be a contraceptive instead. My eldest son, a grown man of 26 with classic facial and torso acne, says his choice is to put up with the problem for the rest of his life or keep chugging pills that don't work except to beef up nasty bacteria.
@izakshuvo8434 Жыл бұрын
So apperently even bacteria are being uploaded into the cloud 😅
@EdwardsNH Жыл бұрын
(angry upvote)
@tarmaque Жыл бұрын
@@EdwardsNH (I'm with stupid)
@jeanjaz Жыл бұрын
Ha ha ROFL
@NoahGooder Жыл бұрын
ikr whats next viruses?
@feynstein1004 Жыл бұрын
Underrated comment
@Crowald Жыл бұрын
I gotta admit, the idea of a sci-fi story having a "bacteria-storm" weather alert would make for some great worldbuilding while also being apparently completely realistic. Sounds exactly like the kind of dystopian fiction that post-apocalypse setting writers have been waiting to hear. Plague storms sound incredibly on-brand for the Warhammer canon, for example. I'm certainly going to take a stab at it when I write my next set of short stories. Thanks for the inspiration, Hank.
@watema3381 Жыл бұрын
Delete this comment and start writing before someone steals your million dollar idea!
@kayveiga4441 Жыл бұрын
There’s a series called The Rain this episode immediately reminded me of. It’s pretty good
@corbeaudejugement Жыл бұрын
reminds me of the danish series "the rain". that was a virus rather than a bacteria, though.
@Crowald Жыл бұрын
@@watema3381 I'm too lazy. I've been writing the same story since 2017 and I've not even come close to finishing it. But it's also my baby and I care a lot about getting it right.
@kylezo Жыл бұрын
@@watema3381 it's already been lifted and entirely subsumed by AI sorry
@soluteemoji Жыл бұрын
As a bio major I am extremely afraid 🫡🫡🫡
@LeftyScaevola Жыл бұрын
As an Evil Overlord, I am very intrigued.👿👿👿
@TheV-Man Жыл бұрын
Yep. Having imparted antibiotic resistance in my undergrad, it's scarily easy. I believe that bacteriophage treatments are the future.
@sour_lemon2692 Жыл бұрын
As a molecular biologist... be brave! We have much work to do 🤓... and yes, also afraid. Sadly, we need pharmaceutical companies to view researching and investing in antibiotics as profitable (compared to long-term treatments). Private sector doesn't really care about it until it disrupts the economy enough, and federal funding/availability is insufficient. Companies and the public generally don't even consider the microscopic world until it directly effects them (i.e., personally, family/friends, economically, etc., edit: just think back to covid). However, I don't need to explain this to you, or to most of the viewers here, so I'm just going to stop.
@shakeyj4523 Жыл бұрын
Welcome to what the world was like before antibiotics. Next up: we will find out what the world was like before vaccines.
@soluteemoji Жыл бұрын
@@TheV-Man yes designer viruses are definitely the future they are practically nanobots
@carlbartels3611 Жыл бұрын
A few years ago I learned about dust blowing across the Atlantic from the Sahara to South America and making their crop land more fertile because the dust deposits so many nutrients. Now I wonder if dust can distribute more stuff.
@NoahGooder Жыл бұрын
it most definately can
@DeathlordSlavik Жыл бұрын
Valley fever is caused by a fungus that grows in dry areas and it spreads to people by being inhaled when dust is blown around by wind.
@melelconquistador Жыл бұрын
Yes. In Colorado I live in a fallout zone. There is a place called rocky mountain flats that used to process radioactive material for nuclear weapons. They had fires and other spillage accidents. The smoke and dust they released occasionally gets blown over our cities to this day. The facilities and the soil around it were "cleaned up" but the radioactive dust they released is still around us.
@shannon5231 Жыл бұрын
I lost my Grandad about a month ago after he was staying in the hospital and they found that he had drug resistant bacteria and cancer in his lungs. While they likely wouldn't have been able to treat his cancer, we would have had more time with him if it wasn't for the bacterial infection. Drugs resistance is definitely a big problem right now.
@bambiflowers9543 Жыл бұрын
I worked in a major hospital infectious disease wing. We saw patients that had been intubated through their nose down their throat into their upper gastrointestinal track acquire MRSA inside their esophagus that spread into their lungs. Very hard to treat. That was in the early 2000's.
@JaimeWarlock Жыл бұрын
Cancer can totally overwhelm the immune system, so it may have not just been the anti-biotic resistance that did him in. However, sometimes this can be a mercy to end suffering and pain. Sorry for your loss.
@Richard.Sanchez Жыл бұрын
I've been misdiagnosed and prescribed antibiotics at least 3 times in my life. It's crazy that when you tell a doctor, "These antibiotics are not working" they're like here, take more!
@Michael-kp4bd Жыл бұрын
The difficult part is for a scenario where “The antibiotics are not working”, it’s statistically still quite likely that you’re dealing with a strain resistant to those extremely common antibiotics, and might need to move up to stronger ones to overcome the disease. At the same time, viruses are so common that it is also quite possible the antibiotics are not needed. However, in this case you aren’t extremely likely to create a super strain of dangerous bacteria, because you’re not infected… but unnecessary use of antibiotics is still a HUGE part of the problem (see: “conjugation”/“transduction”.. etc in this very video) It’s complicated and we need better testing and guidelines.
@trevorjohnson4965 Жыл бұрын
I got tinitus from Z Pak its uncommon but i know it gave me and or made my tinitus worse. Antibiotics arent good for me they screw up the bacteria in my gut and i cant eat well. Doctors love to push meds sick or not, basically their job, which upsets me because i wanted to be a doctor until i realized its just med pushing yeah you help people but id say only 25% the time is helping the rest is pushing useless medication that peoples bodies dont need because most disease and illness come from habit, diet, activity and substance use etc. But im just saying the truth not a lot of people like to say or hear because doctors can also save your life.
@AndSendMe Жыл бұрын
Doctors aren't scientists. They are highly educated and specialized rule-of-thumb followers. Because of the artificial shortage of doctors, it is easy for someone to relax once they get their license. Then their union and insurers spend money convincing people that medical malpractice lawsuits are bad. Gee, what could go wrong?
@Social_Pugatory Жыл бұрын
My pcp just prescribed me another antibiotic after discovering I have no infections or STI’s. It’s crazy. Like “take these just in case”. No refer me to a specialist because you obviously have no idea why I’m experiencing these symptoms of infection but negative lab results.
@Michael-kp4bd Жыл бұрын
@@Social_Pugatory ugh they’re like 20 years in the past on best practices. That’s frustrating to hear.
@SinisterMD Жыл бұрын
I think the fact that you referenced the picking up of plasmids as "loot" is absolutely fantastic and one of the reasons this show has the impact it does. It's relatable to gamers and folks that are likely to watch. Thanks as always for the energy you put into this.
@kayveiga4441 Жыл бұрын
I liked that too haha
@stephen1r2 Жыл бұрын
The game Bioshock involves gaining and injecting "plasmids" to provide offensive powers
@MrBuzzin14 Жыл бұрын
The plasmids in bioshock are harvested from people who’d been tested on in order to market those powers and resistance’s. Awesome game I’m still learning things about it to this day
@rat2316 Жыл бұрын
Pubg in bacteria world
@Punishthefalse Жыл бұрын
Legendary quality plasmids.
@turtlezinthesky Жыл бұрын
I work in a hospital in a capital "M" Major city, and the amount of MRSA patients just keeps growing
@rabidsamfan Жыл бұрын
My dad was talking about antibiotic resistance in the early eighties. He wanted to ban using antibiotics for animals that are used on people.😊
@josemv25 Жыл бұрын
Why the smiley face?
@barbarasmith3755 Жыл бұрын
Cause she's proud of her dad?
@kindlin Жыл бұрын
@@barbarasmith3755 Ah, that makes sense.
@kindlin Жыл бұрын
@@joem-q4m Sounds reasonable.
@pyrocat9811 Жыл бұрын
It's all fun and games till microorganisms learn to use cloud technology
@MisfortuneFeeva Жыл бұрын
best comment
@NoahGooder Жыл бұрын
if they can manage my AWS better then me feel free
@shamanic_nostalgia Жыл бұрын
Chatgpt-enabled bacteria
@michaelsipos7448 Жыл бұрын
So when is Plague Inc. going to do an update for cloud-borne transmission? And Greenland was definitely mentioned too!
@HOLDENPOPE Жыл бұрын
@@kushagrakarira no one will survive the next pandemic.
@incredulity Жыл бұрын
@@HOLDENPOPELol of course we will 😂
@connor3284 Жыл бұрын
Madagascar would erect walls so high that clouds couldn't pass.
@Punishthefalse Жыл бұрын
Finally, we will destroy Greenland.
@TheOtherSteel Жыл бұрын
You're correct on all counts. We're gradually moving toward a post-antibiotic world, which we had before penicillin.
@Melanie____ Жыл бұрын
1800s style operations 😬
@raspberrybitch4299 Жыл бұрын
Oh, you've got MRSA? Here's some cocaine.
@connor3284 Жыл бұрын
@@Melanie____ Well I don't think our bodies will evolve to be resistant to anesthesia any time soon, so you at least won't have to drink a bunch of moonshine before going under the knife.
@Warden409 Жыл бұрын
Love opening youtube and seeing sci-show posted 10 seconds ago.
@abriannaeison1605 Жыл бұрын
I literally love hank 😭 he’s fighting cancer yet here he is . He’s such a pure soul and it shows, he loves what he does🩵
@Balletwingert Жыл бұрын
I am in love with this episode. I am taking microbiology this summer (working towards becoming a nurse) and I have been watching your crash course videos to help me study as well as putting on some episodes of journey to the microcosmos. Thank you Green brothers!!!
@SmallAngryNerd Жыл бұрын
I'm immunocompromised and getting over my second skin infection this year. With how easy it is for me to get infections, I feel like it's only a matter of time before MRSA makes its way to me...
@botezsimp5808 Жыл бұрын
Darwinism :/
@llanfairpwlgwyngyll7331 Жыл бұрын
yikes buddy, good luck
@tf2funnyclips74 Жыл бұрын
Carnivore diet. Look into it. Sounds like it’ll save your life
@itslucien Жыл бұрын
@@botezsimp5808wtf, have some empathy
@barbarasmith3755 Жыл бұрын
Yes you can use diet and herbs (I think especially East Indian and Chinese medicines) to build your immune system. Look into those things - there is lots of EVIDENCE that we can build our immune systems and protect ourselves that way. (I have had a long journey with childhood trauma, resulting in chronic health oroblems, autoimmune challenges, etc. I am using diet and herbs to get - and STAY well.) Keep working on yourself! Stay focused on wellness, as best as you can! ❤
@curiosity_fan Жыл бұрын
Wish you speedy recovery sir. You're a science hero.
@LegengaryOak Жыл бұрын
My takeaway? Bacteriophage therapies can't come soon enough.
@Crowald Жыл бұрын
Until we eventually push bacteria to become resistant to bacteriophage therapy by overusing that. Cross that bridge when we get there, though.
@LeBatteur Жыл бұрын
@@Crowald That’s not actually possible- bacteriophages are living things. They’ve been in an arms race against bacteria for millions and millions of years. They evolve just as much as bacteria does. It’s not a matter of running them out of usefulness as much as it is keeping up with the arms race between the microorganisms for our benefit. Edit: Additionally, in the context of such simple organisms, to gain something.. You’re prooobably going to have to give something up. If bacteria become more resistant to cultivated bacteriophages, they may lose resistance to antibiotics. It may be possible to come to a stalemate, where bacteria can be controlled by juggling the two means of destroying them. Everything interlocks- it’s just a matter of developing our understanding of the puzzle.
@ForestFire369 Жыл бұрын
@@Crowaldyeah kinda like how people that live in africa are resistant to lions
@akb9861 Жыл бұрын
@@Crowald bacteriophage evolve too, we can make it like we make our bad bacteria evolve
@andrejg4136 Жыл бұрын
@@Crowald if we could target bacteriophages to target only harmful bacteria, the resulting selection pressure are highly likely to lessen the mechanisms the bacteria use to avoid chemical treatments. It would become an ebb/flow situation where you'd use Bacteriophages on things that resist chemicals, and chemicals on things that can avoid bacteriophages. If somehow bacteria could highly resist both at the same time, then you may just have to shrug and say it's "God's Will" and start praying.
@Chris_winthers Жыл бұрын
Hank on the grind
@johnnybon258 Жыл бұрын
B a c t e r i a
@Carnifici Жыл бұрын
We begin with only one.
@jefflol3446 Жыл бұрын
b a c t e r i a
@davestylehenry Жыл бұрын
Two is what we then become.
@BananaPancakes86 Жыл бұрын
b a c t e r i a
@DasEtwas Жыл бұрын
yep
@thejoshman4883 Жыл бұрын
Something struck me. could the myth of people getting sick after being in the rain or snow have come from some one getting infected by cloud germs?
@brandonclark8395 Жыл бұрын
Interesting hypothesis
@Skateandcreate9 Жыл бұрын
Being in prolonged cold and wetness most definitely can lead to illness. It’s not the very conditions giving you the illness it’s your bodies beaten down system that makes it easier to get sick
@rev4449 Жыл бұрын
@Skateandcreate9 That's one reason. Another one is a lot of viruses thrive in dry, cold weather. Maybe bacteria in the rain IS yet another reason? Idk but sounds plausible.
@JaneHall-f9j Жыл бұрын
The reason behind this "myth" is that getting cold/and or wet for longer than a few minutes can lower your body temperature and therefore, as another commenter said, weaken your immune system. Many "old wives tales " were based on observation. They didn't know why it was true, but they had seen it themselves
@lamerie6767 Жыл бұрын
Probably just water droplets hitting the ground hard enough to kick up the bacteria into the air where it is more likely to enter our nose
@Aimless_Red Жыл бұрын
Had a tendon rupture due to a quinolone, specifically Levoquin. Love to see a video on why that happens.
@stlstinger5191 Жыл бұрын
I'm attempting to treat a very long-term case of bartonella and the doc advised a fluoroquinalone (Levoquin specifically). I researched those and decided against it because of the rather high tendency to cause tendon ruptures and other muscular maladies. I'm entertaining trying those anyway now, but I'm again reconsidering that approach thanks to your comment. On the other hand, I'd really like to be shed of this bartonella bug once and for all. It already makes my extremity muscles painful to the touch, but with my luck, my particular bartonella strain might be resistant, with the bonus tendon ruptures anyway, so we'll see. I know tendon ruptures are considerably more painful, so I'm not full of optimism about any antibiotic at the moment, especially after watching this SciShow episode. The microscope sponsor ad looked pretty cool though.... 🔎
@R0o0man Жыл бұрын
This video didn't explain how quinolone antibiotics affect the human body
@shakeyj4523 Жыл бұрын
@@zakn5836 You can edit your comment. Find the edit button to the right of your comment where the three dots are.
@stlstinger5191 Жыл бұрын
@@R0o0man I know, but your comment reminded me of all of the papers I've read on the quinolones and how none of them have explained the biological mechanisms involved in promoting tendonitis or ruptures. All I could come up with was that the third generation fluoroquinolones seem to be much less prone to causing muscular damage than the first and second generations. I'm sure somebody somewhere has the information, so that would be a great SciShow video topic, but I don't think they want to get that far into the specifics of that kind of stuff.
@ButtMcDuck Жыл бұрын
I’ve never looked at the side effects of the one i’m on until seeing this. Mine can cause dangerously high blood pressure in your brain, or severe reactions that never happened to me. I love how seemingly random these things are with this stuff jesus
@Cyantica Жыл бұрын
I wish you a speedy recovery 💖 Great Video again Hank and Team!
@jeffeidson2526 Жыл бұрын
"Life. Uh, finds a way."
@stonesbonesangroans Жыл бұрын
Hey, Hank! This is a very important video and I'm glad to see you hosting it. You are looking so much better these days! You are going to win this, and we are here for it.
@michaelvaughn1496 Жыл бұрын
Keep getting well big guy, We're all pulling for you. I know you told us you're feeling fine but we love you and this channel and your videos and want you to be healed ASAP!!!
@telotawa Жыл бұрын
legalize bacteriophage therapy already!
@clogs4956 Жыл бұрын
Can you possibly imagine trying to explain how a bacteriophage functions to people suffering from anti-vaccine induced Dunning Kruger?
@insertobject4002 Жыл бұрын
@@clogs4956natural selection would do the job
@harmonicaveronica Жыл бұрын
Bacteria can also develop resistance to bacteriophages, so it's not a 100% fix. But would having a whole other category of treatment options help the problem? Sure would!
@masonh145 Жыл бұрын
@@harmonicaveronicatrue, but you can combine phages with other phages or with antibiotics to greatly reduce resistance development. Also phage resistors tend to show reduced fitness, and new phages can be developed much easier than new antibiotics
@masonh145 Жыл бұрын
It’s getting there! Labs like Tailor in Houston do personalized phage therapy for severe infections, and there are clinical trials in motion! Hopefully phage is the future
@AvangionQ Жыл бұрын
2:50 Antibiotics in farms is speeding this process more than any other cause, yet it's barely a footnote in this video.
@johngrundowski3632 Жыл бұрын
Thank you deeply for the info. A very serious subject no one seems to tackle.
@kh_trendy Жыл бұрын
Hank is a beast!
@Billybobble1 Жыл бұрын
💯🙌
@aw3299 Жыл бұрын
"And while of course scrubbing the world's clouds of bacteria is an impossible task" Well we're not gonna get any clouds scrubbed with that attitude!
@connor3284 Жыл бұрын
Thank God for that. Turning the atmosphere into a sterile environment sounds like it would have significant unforeseen consequences for the biosphere.
@scrane5500 Жыл бұрын
The amount on amr found in aquaculture is scary--90% of bacteria is resistant to at least one antibiotic and 20% are resistant to at least five. Truly appreciate all the hard work you put into these videos when you're dealing with so much
@garydaniel8096 Жыл бұрын
Hank is THE MAN! So Smart! We all know he is going through it right now but he Got This! He will be OK! I'm so glad to see him and learn some sh!t I did not know before. Stay up Homie!
@darrellmatlak841 Жыл бұрын
First episode I’ve seen you in since the announcement, glad to see you still fighting hard.
@manuelhernandez87 Жыл бұрын
Wish you the best Hank, thank you for all you do.
@bourpierre198 Жыл бұрын
Hi, very interesting topic :). I'd already heard that mushrooms spores could ride towards the clouds by propping themselves up in the tiny depression left after each raindrop when... it's raining. Therefore, not so surprised to hear similar size particles (i.e. bacteria) can pull off the same trick (mechanism may vary). What I do find surprising is that humans keep fighting bacteria the same way over and over. indeed, as long as you give them a single or few molecules to try to stop them, you will eventually select resistant mutants and according to your video, spread them around the world. Last but not least, antibiotic resistance has an energetic cost for the bacteria. If the pressure is removed (i.e. antibiotic is removed from the environment), the plasmid carrying the ABR genes disappears over a few generations as non-ABR bacteria will proliferate quicker without having to dedicate some of their energy to producing ABR. That could indicate that we, humans, have spread antibiotic all around our environment and that MSRA and other harmful bacteria simply are a systemic response to that. Now, why would I have such thoughts? Having worked in the pharmaceutical industry and given that most antibiotics are produced in less economically developed countries, I've had many feedbacks regarding the low levels of environmental regulations there resulting in regular spills in the manufacturing facility environment. Maybe the source of ABR should be investigated there at the source of their manufacturing. But I digress. Thanks for the high quality content you put out there :)
@raspberrybitch4299 Жыл бұрын
How do we stop putting antibiotics into the environment without killing the people who need them to survive infections?
@jetfire245 Жыл бұрын
Actually stuck around for the sponsor. Nice to see something so relevant being here instead of another ad about and educational streaming website.
@Dogfurforever Жыл бұрын
This terrifying! As a Dr i discuss the antibiotic apocalypse often. I am hoping the Cerberus heat wave ( also terrifying) might denature some of these pesky mutants. I know I know … wishful thinking
@NoahGooder Жыл бұрын
ok i feel bad for europe rn
@Dogfurforever Жыл бұрын
@@NoahGooder Yup😔
@NoahGooder Жыл бұрын
also as a side note the heatwave may cause the hurricane season here in the states to dramatically increase.
@SuperSparten Жыл бұрын
Not all is lost. Bacteriophages are an alternative.
@rudeboyjohn3483 Жыл бұрын
I had to Google what Cerebus Heatwave meant....jeebus, we're at the point where we now have hurricane naming conventions for heatwaves.
@SyIe12 Жыл бұрын
😍Love to see you 🥰Thank you for discussing this important issue!!! Keep getting well big guy, We're all pulling for you. I know you told us you're feeling fine but we love you and this channel and your videos and want you to be healed ASAP!!! 🤓❤
@-Dwight-Schrute Жыл бұрын
Stay strong Hank!
@TheNdege1 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Mr Green, you teach us well. All the best with your health.
@skoci5159 Жыл бұрын
I have a hypothesis it's possible that clouds of atibiotics are coming from fish farms and shrimp farms
@SevCaswell Жыл бұрын
I've climbed Puy De Dome, during my year 9 French Exchange over 20 years ago. Volvic mineral water comes from there too.
@kellydalstok8900 Жыл бұрын
Thank farmers for the overuse of antibiotics causing resistance, which is a large contributor to this problem.
@OverlordMaggie Жыл бұрын
This is the closes I think we'll get to the Miasma theoey being correct 😂 Speedy recovery, Hank. Glad to see you well enough to keep at the camera, rest lots!
@Advocate_INFJ Жыл бұрын
Sending out prayer to my boy Hank, never knew till I read one comment. God bless, good man
@Karys-_- Жыл бұрын
"It's raining bacteria, out of the sky Bacteria, no need to ask why Just open your mouth and close your eyes It's raining bacteria!" Tbh back in my day we used to have tacos but times change, don't they First it was normally water, then tacos, then somewhere it was worms and now its bacteria 😔
@princeofexcess Жыл бұрын
tacos?
@Urlocalcosmomain-y78 Жыл бұрын
I’m gonna make my kids replace “tacos” with “bacteria” from this point forward. 🎶 😂
@Urlocalcosmomain-y78 Жыл бұрын
@@princeofexcessIt’s a song that kids play on repeat. Just look up “It’s Raining Tacos.”
@lucakat9262 Жыл бұрын
I recently heard this on the news and they added that it is "no longer safe to drink rain water." Who would have ever thought rain water would eventually become so dangerous?😳
@GestaltO Жыл бұрын
I learned about the pollutants in rain over 30 years ago, so I've never thought rainwater was safe to drink without being treated. I thought this was common knowledge?!
@lucakat9262 Жыл бұрын
@@GestaltO Sorry but it was news to me and they reported it on the news like it was a new thing. But, I can see your point because the scientists knew about global warming and how it was going to change the world for the worst in the 1970s. But, apparently, the powers that be were more interested in making money off oil and so forth. I guess they considered that they'd let the future generation deal with it all instead.🤷♀️
@mrraivis878 Жыл бұрын
@@GestaltO Yes, yes it was. Then it got better and was safe to consume, now it's bad again. 30 years ago rainwater was bad due to industrialization and no rules on pollution. People that are at least 30, know of acid rain but nowadays kids don't know what it is. Anyway, water was never free of antibiotics as we spray RAUNDAP the weed killer for crops everywhere. You know there are some theories that a lot of funguses that are beneficial to our health got rekt by these weed killers as they dry and fly up into the cloud as antibiotics. It seems that everything we as humanity have done wrong is getting back at us all at the same time. Hey, I guess it's time to pay :)
@ankamkalyan1741 Жыл бұрын
Welcome back. Hope to see you regularly. A tale of inspiration
@metalico_88 Жыл бұрын
This is so terrifiying and fascinating
@danielamaya5241 Жыл бұрын
love you Hank
@aroncanapa5796 Жыл бұрын
I caught mrsa pneumonia from a hospital breathing tube when I was in a coma
@nathanraabe2836 Жыл бұрын
my doctoral dissertation focuses on the genomic epidemiology of plasmids harboring antibiotic resistance genes, and all of their little intricacies. This is really, really, an excellent summary - i am shocked at this case study, how interesting. It makes me rethink all of the possible ways these things get around in the hospital...
@cinemaipswich4636 Жыл бұрын
We love you Hank. I, myself have been very picky (over the last 50 years) when it comes to anti-biotics. I will only take them when it is absolutely necessary, and always complete the whole course of the prescription. This simple rule will help anti-biotics remain a useful tool in medicine.
@appleish5043 Жыл бұрын
All the best wishes, and wishing you a speedy recovery! Thank you for keep doing it and we love seeing you! ❤❤❤
@CRT_sRGB Жыл бұрын
Wow. From now on, when I look up and admire cloud formations, this bit of info is going to be in the back of my mind! A bit terrifying to be honest. We see blue skies and white clouds as otherworldly and pure. 🙁
@johnnyearp52 Жыл бұрын
There is nothing pure in this world. At least according to Billy Idol.
@thatunicornhastheaudacity Жыл бұрын
Glad you put sources in the material. Thanks!
@Th3EpitapH Жыл бұрын
you've gotta start using more footage from journey to the microcosmos as b-roll in scishow videos talking about bacteria!
@ButtMcDuck Жыл бұрын
Is that a pbs channel too? I don’t think it is. If it is then yeah they should, but if it isn’t the guy might want paid for it or whatever else
@Th3EpitapH Жыл бұрын
@@ButtMcDuck journey to the microcosmos is a sister channel of scishow, hank's the primary narrator. that's why it got the ad spot at the end of this video. idk about pbs being involved with either channel, but if that were to stop the collab it'd suck.
@smwoods72 Жыл бұрын
Hope u get better Hank youre a living legend
@billstewart1653 Жыл бұрын
Wouldn't the Sun's Ultraviolet light kill the vast majority of bacteria in the clouds?
@tim40gabby25 Жыл бұрын
Not the plasmids, though..
@bigsmall246 Жыл бұрын
Bacteria can survive on the OUTSIDE of the international space station. You just get UV-resistant bacteria
@lucyandthecalm Жыл бұрын
so good to see you so much love to you my friend
@Rebar77_real Жыл бұрын
"Right under and in our noses." So close!
@Shadowtiger2564 Жыл бұрын
Fascinating. I wonder if thats one of the ways life in the form of bacteria spread around the world in the first place in the early days of life on this planet
@gnarthdarkanen7464 Жыл бұрын
THIS reminds me of an outright argument I had WAY BACK in middle school... somewhere just after the middle-stone-age or so... haha... The Earth Science Teacher was preaching about "rain catchment systems" for collecting good clean water, because "Rain is basically natural distilled water"... AND I had a microscope. I'd found it at a garage sale, where some lady's college student kid was moving out and on into marine microbiology or some such, and needed something better than that one, and so she was just getting rid of it to "clear space"... AND I'd caught some rain, using a specifically cleaned (and bleached with hot water by my mom) funnel and soda bottle in the yard... There was no good chance of it getting dirty... and I went straight out to collect what I needed IN the rain... used an eyedropper... and there was STILL stuff swimming in there!!! AND I asked about it... AND of course, according to the teacher, I MUST have been lazy or slow or doing it wrong. It was NATURALLY DISTILLED rainwater! It COULDN'T POSSIBLY have anything in it... maybe one or two spores or something, but not "teaming" like I saw and reported... Thank you, Hank and Team! I feel vindicated!!! {yeah... I can be petty like that... but d***it! I was RIGHT! Rainwater is FILTHY!!!} ;o)
@raspberrybitch4299 Жыл бұрын
They'd have... Kindof a point, if you were to sterilize the water. But industrial collection of rainwater would totally mess with the local water cycle. I vote in favor of bigger investments in desalination.
@gnarthdarkanen7464 Жыл бұрын
@@raspberrybitch4299 Rain catchment probably isn't going to save a great chunk of the population... AND arguably, the water cycles worldwide are already kind of off the rails as it is... though I'm not sure how much harm would be done with a "decentralized catchment plan"... meaning just private properties doing it... The idea (if I recall correctly) from my science teacher was more along the private lines... Save a little cash by catching rainwater for things like bathing, watering the garden or lawn, and even helping preserve the water level in a pool or some such... just privately invest in it for personal uses... Climate Change as it stands, SEEMS to be accelerating and increasing the net amount of serious storms, even between longer droughts and somewhat harder dry seasons... so catchment might not be feasible at an industrial scale and would likely create some harmful impact, BUT I'm not 100% on what that would exactly constitute. Water IS pretty readily abundant here on Planet Earth. My point was that it's just not exactly "clean"... For that, whether you go about filters and chemical treatments, UV and then screening, or some other dubious technical method, you're going to have to do something to the water to get proper fresh and CLEAN water. Testing will still be mandatory AT LEAST on a regular basis, even if that isn't exactly "often". Desalination is an option, too... As is distillation, though at the point of condensate, you'll be best advantaged to send it to the ground OR "reconstitute" the mineral contents somewhere. Distilled water's no good in more than very small and measured doses. It's not 100% harmful, but there's no electrolytes and it's REALLY easy to get to water toxicity on its own. In any case, we're closing in on a point where we (humans) can no longer be as reckless and irresponsible with our water governance as we've been. Just willy-nilly shoving pipes and pumps into the ground to feed gigantic industrial facilities all over the place, and leaving the population explosion to drift out and keep forcing more and more water demand just isn't going to cut it anymore. I'd love to have the answers, but unfortunately, I just don't... I can (probably?) take care of me and my own, but past that, it's dubious at best. The change in terrain just between me here in the Appalachians and the nearest coast precludes me from the expertise to sell "the next best thing" to much more than my very local territory... In any case, good luck to you! Maybe you'll find the trick... ;o)
@asvarien Жыл бұрын
Fun fact, Cloudwater is the name of a really good craft brewery here in the UK.
@DanskerneFraDanmark Жыл бұрын
Good thing is the more resistance to antibiotic bacteria becomes the less resistance to viruses
@leegalen8383 Жыл бұрын
Glad to see you back, Hank!! Missed ya!
@watchmeimflying Жыл бұрын
And here I thought rain was cleansing :(
@iamthatiam44444 Жыл бұрын
This is why heavey duty colloidial silver should be used more. I used it on mums leg infection when hospital and nursing home failed to fix it in over a year. Within 3 days of using 100ppm 3 times a day just sitting cotton wooll ball soaked in it mums infection dramatically reduced.
@qs-ii1872 Жыл бұрын
I keep saying “You really shouldn’t use antibiotic soap so much.” but no, mom’s much more worried about the 5G…
@stevensims7960 Жыл бұрын
Sucks that it’s everywhere and not always labeled
@Fr33zeBurn Жыл бұрын
You know there's a difference between antibiotics and antibacterial right?
@EnriqueDominguezProfile Жыл бұрын
@Fr33zeBurn I don't know by what specific means antibacterial soap kill the bacteria, but the same natural selection principles apply. Regular soap doesn't kill the bacteria, just bonds with it and gets if off your skin and washed off down the sink. @@stevensims7960Came here to make a joke about what wasn't labeled but was everywhere, 5G or antibacterial soap, but the joke got lost in the process and perished.
@andyhostas3841 Жыл бұрын
Good news - you actually don’t need to worry about that. Antibacterial soap is alcohol-based, and bacteria can’t really evolve defenses against that. If it really is regular antibacterial soap, as I suspect, she can use as much of that as she likes. That’s why these soaps are freely available, and not prescription-only.
@Dalek7823 Жыл бұрын
@@andyhostas3841 Should note that this isn't strictly true. Bacteria can become resistant to anything, given enough time and the right environment. There's such thing as 'chlorine resistant bacteria' after-all (basically resistant to bleach).
@Dr.RichardBanks Жыл бұрын
So many people lost to MSRA 🙏 my condolences to them _AND_ Hanks hair. *RIP*
@XOguitargurlOX Жыл бұрын
I got caught in what I thought was a hail storm. After squishing a remaining piece of hail I realized it wasn't hard...it was goopy? Definitely feel like I got caught in a bacteria storm haha
@suppositorylaxative3179 Жыл бұрын
Think that’s called slush .-. Tho it wouldn’t be a surprise if there were bacteria there
@SolaceEasy Жыл бұрын
Hank - two videos taped in one day! Hooray 🎊🎉
@GabrielPettier Жыл бұрын
One of the major cause of bacteria being exposed - and thus given the opportunity to evolve to fight - to antibiotics, is farming, in particular fish and other animals like pigs, cows, etc. High density populations of animals like this are plagued by parasites and illnesses of various kind, so giving them large quantities of antibiotics is standard practice, convenient for sure, but very dangerous in the long run. These industrial farms only exist because people want to eat more meat and fish, so the only way to fight them is to eat less, if at all, of these, collectively. All the best if you turn vegan, but if you don't, even a conscious reduction, over time, of your consumption, makes a difference. It's also good for the climate, since farming is an important contributor to that, and plant based is more efficient, producing less pollution for the same amount of calories and nutrients.
@aroncanapa5796 Жыл бұрын
My body doesn’t process plant protein as well as meat protein so are you condemning me to death?
@1dgram Жыл бұрын
After 6 months of being vegan, I had to give it up unfortunately. It's not for everyone, but there are many other things we can do to help make the world a better place.
@rickay4549 Жыл бұрын
@@aroncanapa5796 op suggested consuming less animal products if possible. If you aren’t able to then that’s fine, those who can, should.
@GabrielPettier Жыл бұрын
@@aroncanapa5796 did i tell you you *had* to be vegan? Also did a doctor tell you that or did you try being vegan without learning the minimum about where to find proteins in plant and how to associate them to assimilate them better?
@GabrielPettier Жыл бұрын
@@1dgram thank you for givng it a try, if you don't mind, can you tell what was a blocker for you? I've been at it for 3 years, and trying to be perfect can definitely be detrimental, it's better to be 99% there and sticking to it, than 100% but giving up because of the constraints.
@808drumz9 Жыл бұрын
Get well soon! I love your explanations on these videos.
@Joso997 Жыл бұрын
So we are going to die soon enough. No need to save for retirement
@princeofexcess Жыл бұрын
eh you chances of living longer keep increasing
@RayMak Жыл бұрын
This is very scary
@bobstewart8269 Жыл бұрын
Bacteriophages to the rescue! 💯
@someoneelse2106 Жыл бұрын
You're looking good dude!
@SeventhAlkali Жыл бұрын
What if we laid out plasmids that were damaging to bacteria's resistance in the environment?
@tim40gabby25 Жыл бұрын
Plasmid traps? Nice idea.
@kennethcollier2801 Жыл бұрын
Im praying for you brother. I love what you do. Keep it up!
@dakotakelley-vinton4742 Жыл бұрын
Do we know if a bacteria could mutate a gene and then in future generations mutate the same gene back to its original state?
@clogs4956 Жыл бұрын
Mutations may involve deletions, replications or relocations down to individual base level, so the answer is going to be 'improbable'.
@anyascelticcreations Жыл бұрын
I wonder if it could. And if we could fight infections by actually infecting people with other bacteria or with intentionally mutated versions of the original. Kind of a scary thought, but I wonder if it will at some point be done. Though, some vaccines are already kind of like that now.
@clogs4956 Жыл бұрын
@@anyascelticcreations yes, that's what vaccinations are, at the most basic - artifically acquired immunity, temporary or permanent.
@tishaak2800 Жыл бұрын
@@anyascelticcreations or we could use bacteriophages wich infect and kill specific bacteria Bacteria evolves and becomes resistant to it? No problem The bacteriophages being a virus will eventually adapt too
@kattakeit Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the knowledge! Wishing you well.
@logicandlaughs Жыл бұрын
This should definitely put a spotlight on globalism... the U.S. will never be able to isolate from the "others" as so many want to do. We need to learn how to work together across the globe since we are all connected in so many ways.
@connor3284 Жыл бұрын
Western ideological and philosophical colonialism...but this time it's good because everyone is subject to its negatives, especially the Westerners!
@lordkizz Жыл бұрын
we love you hank!
@vaerner Жыл бұрын
Wait, has this been filmed during the chemo? If so, hope it was not too exhausting.
@firebeardlongfellow5295 Жыл бұрын
I would think it's more horrifying since the chemo makes your immune system just become shot.
@paddleduck5328 Жыл бұрын
He just finished chemo ☺️
@nerdywolverine8640 Жыл бұрын
he also made a whole video (short?) abt how chemo works in cycles so by the end of one cycle you've (usually) fully recovered from the last and feel fine and then they start another cycle and you feel awful again
@renownerd.276 Жыл бұрын
Great to see you back!
@DonsArtnGames Жыл бұрын
Well... I was annoyed and didn't like rain too much (but I could tolerate it when it happens), but NOW I am freakin' afraid of them... is there a fear of clouds thing yet? ... yup ... Nephophobia...
@Auradyme Жыл бұрын
Isn't this a movie
@eshimaob6669 Жыл бұрын
I Love this guy ! And the team behind! Thanks a million for everything u do 🙏🏼 (from the other side of the Atlantic 😉)
@codzboy74 Жыл бұрын
What chapter of Revelations is "raining super-bacteria"?
@ResortDog Жыл бұрын
Its in the Book of Tesla.
@Mtz2604 Жыл бұрын
Haha 😆
@Weiner-Worm Жыл бұрын
This is one big reason why reducing meat consumption isn't just for the animals. Unimaginable quantities of antibiotics are used in animal agriculture.
@MHKARAM Жыл бұрын
RESPECT!!!!! You will beat it, prayers and positive thoughts 🫶🏽
@JohnnyHikesSW Жыл бұрын
Hank should wear a different wig every video
@lakrids-pibe Жыл бұрын
Wigs in different bold colours, but they should all be in the style of Leeloo from the Fifth Element
@DonsArtnGames Жыл бұрын
@@lakrids-pibe Or just different wigs altogether... Like Padme Amidala
@pheargoth Жыл бұрын
I had two Antibiotic resistant bugs for a sizable proportion of the first half of this year. I was in hospital for about three months and lost my right index finger because of it.
@GibaPSP Жыл бұрын
My mon is a Internacionally awarded doctor here in Brazil. She was in the director board of reference public hospitals for 3 decades. Once she called me to record a yearly summit in a hospital about sepsis. I found out the are several clusters of antibiotic resistent bacterias on the neiboring citys of Rio. It became a very bad habit in healtcare to prescribe anbiotic to every returning pacient that has a long lasting cold. This gets more acentuated in poor neiborhoods of Rio de Janeiro Metropolis we call Baixada Fluminense (Lowertown River [Rio]). With high demand and fewer resourses, the public clinics (smaller then hospitals but much more numerous and specialized in faster trials, prescription and low intensity treatment) in those areas constatly get overwhelmd and tend to use "shortcuts" to diminish the waiting lines. Decades of these behaviour created many clusters of superbateria comunities at the Baixada Fluminense.
@barbarasmith3755 Жыл бұрын
Wow bless your mom's HEART! She has made a big difference. And thank you for sharing your country's struggles! We need to remember - the WORLD is facing the biggest crisis ever, in terms of humans and our survival. I keep hoping we can all pull togethet for humanity, instead of the (mostly) US corporations and millionaires just flushing us all down the proverbial toilet. 😢 loud flushing sound - except there may not be enough WATER for water-based toilets lol. We will be dumped into the proverbial outhouse! 😂 I know it is not funny, what we are facing - but i have to find a way to laugh sometimes.