The Antibiotic Apocalypse Explained

What is the Antibiotic Apocalypse? What is it all about? And how dangerous is it?
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The Antibiotic Apocalypse Explained
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[@suspiciousfish3553]

cool

[@coolguy1083]

okay

[@randomdude5967]

wow interesting!

[@user-bn4vz7ib6f]

Kannst du ein Neues Video machen?(Deutschen Kanal)

[@leonilapanganiban4168]

3

[@farisabuain6832]

“By building the modern world, we have also built the infrastructure for a dangerous pandemic”- how right you were

[@Thefighteris007]

Well shi............

[@notmunchie]

Yup

[@andymaiphoto]

I know right!

[@etan9897]

Very right...

[@pauljsm]

Yes

[@ufatemav4509]

2015: scary news from china 2020: you dont say

[@strengthcoachsc8669]

*Cough* Corona *Cough*, oh wait

[@user-es3dr5xk8f]

Hahaha...

[@BTMYYY]

omg lol

[@just-meal-tayeb4526]

Very thing come from China 😭

[@teamcor7086]

@@strengthcoachsc8669 *FAKE*

[@darexinfinity]

Kurzgesagt: "If humanity plays its card right..." Covid: "Good thing that won't happen."

[@rendezvous5042]

lol

[@georgesracingcar7701]

“If the people listen to the CDC” Covid: “Good thing that won’t happen.”

[@gabrieljaramillocuberos2]

@@georgesracingcar7701 conspiracionists*

[@Roach18]

Bacteriophages: Are you sure about that?

[@falcontomto]

If only China has report this to WHO ASAP and didn’t downplay its risk, we might not even had a global lockdown. At the very least, this could’ve been just another SARS limited to a few Asian countries like in 2003.

[@fruity4820]

"if humanity plays its cards right" humanity: is able to predict a potential for a worldwide pandemic years in advance and still getting completely off guard by it

[@00gyb00gy]

Alarm bells everywhere... CDC and Department of Health warned of an influenza like we'd never seen before. In 2016, during the transfer of administrations, Trump was trained on several global threats including: "Crimson Contagion"- An influenza global pandemic originating from China...

[@filipbitala2624]

We are Good at predicting bad things, not avoiding it, the quote goes “as if knowing your lines would give you the power to change them”

[@gallouelenegallouelne2908]

If people can stop being dumb by letting them become immune because dumb people want cheaper meat

[@JerenVids]

Schools should show these videos, they are really well done and teach a lot.

[@jerseyjacket100]

Agreed

[@Alex-gw9wq]

+JerenVids I've actually showed my class the Immune System vid :D

[@krapf335]

actually, im using them in my presentations... :DD

[@SamsPets]

Think my science teacher did show one once, they should use them more though

[@TheRealMentalGamers]

My school used the refugee crisis one in an assembly

[@Mega-tl6bx]

I'll just go to Greenland, that place never gets infected. Edit: That one didn't age quite so well..

[@AnthonySenpaikun]

would rather go to madagascar...that place is paranoid as fack

[@louislydekker7374]

Anthony! Senpai-kun~ I infected the whole world and killed everyone but nobody got to Greenland In plague inc

[@AnthonySenpaikun]

DammitLouis well, the old plague.inc...before greenland was the hardest country to get infected. madagascar was the hardest one due to them having only 1 way of getting in(which is the seaport) and they'll shut it right away once the major countries turn red :/

[@farollo3775]

unless it is ur starting country

[@rpsgrayfox]

+1 Internets for sweet plague reference

[@esteruwu1671]

I was treated with antibiotics as a child when I almost died from pneumonia. I’m studying to be a nurse now and just found out the bacteria that infected me as a child is now resistant to the antibiotics i was given to treat it. antibiotics resistance is terrifying. without antibiotics i would be dead now.

[@DeathVolt]

I assume it was tuberculosis that you are referring too.

[@triange4159]

“No need to panic yet” 2020: exists “Okay now you can panic”

[@rendezvous5042]

looooool

[@akshade93]

-You are a bacterium, Harry. - I am a WhAT?

[@shirtposting]

Ah, i see you're a man of references as well.

[@mayoandbananasandwich6527]

Humans: you dare use my own spells against me potter?

[@BossOfAllTrades]

oh no its raining cringe on top of me help

[@ezrazaragoza7730]

Hahaha

[@shovel6216]

A BaCtErIa, and a thumping good one I'd wager, once you'd get killed a little

[@ZombieNoodles13]

I love how sometimes they have a polite sounding anger for humanity

[@3rdmonarch352]

And it is just as well that they do. We can be terminally idiotic at times.

[@ZombieNoodles13]

Madam Meouff well, we literally created capitalism. Thus, we are our downfall. Capitalism *would* work if it was run by all very good people. Obviously that kind of expectation is impossible, but that’s not the point. The point is that society is created by people, and our flaws are what prevent us from the ultimate civilization. If it wasn’t for the people running the companies, then the issue would not exist, as well as the people running an incentivized country with an economy that is meant to harbor such corruption. It works a lot like a gun or a digital program. They are not the bar people, they don’t have sentience, it is the person behind them that manipulate their abilities to cause pain and destruction. Of course, that means we must change the rules to suit the reality, but my point is *people* are ultimately to blame. If we as a society chose to make measures to prevent this, then things would be much better, but unfortunately, we never made those choices then, and now we suffer the consequences.

[@ZombieNoodles13]

Madam Meouff That’s not to say I think capitalism should stay, I agree that it’s a flawed system and should be changed. But my point is that humans made it, and we chose to ignore its issues, and now we face our consequences. Besides, if you watched their Bacteriophage video, it’s not like we can’t solve i

[@SahilYadav-ck4qe]

@Madam Meouff *communism intensifies

[@isiffrin]

Well like if I was a bird and had a bunch of idiots chopping down my homes I'll be pretty pissed.

[@WalkingBlock]

2021: Narrater: we don’t need to panic just yet! (Then you realize this video was made 6 years ago)

[@nato5868]

Lol

[@scarletchase9913]

OMG HOW DID YOU KNOW????!!!! 😂😂

[@christineguttilla6465]

Antibiotic resistance has nothing to do with coronavirus. Antibiotics fight bacteria. Not virus.

[@thundercookie1741]

"you're superbug Harry" "Im a what?" *Volderbiotics*

[@duskseventh1084]

THIS COMMENT IS SO UNDERRATED

[@pritammahapatra2143]

yaassss harry defeat volderbiotics. Harry is the next ultimate superbug

[@LumaSloth]

It's fun to see all the comments after Corona.

[@Shamanniac1]

Yep, it's not linked to this issue, but again, it's a consequence of the impact of our industrial activities on environment... So we can imagine that what causes the rise of these superbugs is the same think as what caused this pandemic.

[@optimusprime4091]

during

[@absolutedoruiyaaa4736]

The thing discussed here is potentially way worse and destructive! But I see the connection

[@sultanalkareemw6092]

Actually its not fun its all just copied comments and jokes

[@blondejesus252]

Wait after corona?

[@rm80086]

2015 : "Scary news from China" 2020 : "No sh*t, really?"

[@Don_killuminati_]

Lol well played sir, can't thumbs up number to perfect lol!!

[@lospolloshermanos6800]

There's evidence of the virus being present in other countries before it was notified in China

[@lospolloshermanos6800]

@@tttm2931 no it's not false. They found it present in residual waters in Spain, Brazil and other countries dating back to early 2019. It's been here for a while. It probably just mutated in China

[@lospolloshermanos6800]

@@tttm2931 how? Where's the freaking evidence lol

[@lospolloshermanos6800]

@@tttm2931 no evidence for your claims

[@bcaprari]

When I was studying to be a medical lab technician, I took clinical microbiology and learned all about antibiotic resistance. Most people have heard of MRSA (methicillin resistant staph aureus) but there have been a few reported cases now of VRSA (vancomycin resistant staph aureus) which is uh... pretty terrifying, since vancomycin is still the strongest antibiotic we have against staph aureus species. Anyway, pleasant dreams!

[@Laeiryn]

Considering that we pumped heavy-duty vancomycin directly into my mother's pick line while the doctor tried to pretend it wasn't the same stuff they give to cancer patients, and the infection STILL ate away most of the bone inside her leg .... ..... in 2004... and they waffled about the source/severity of said infection for a year before they bothered to listen to her and check to see if maybe she did have that fever she kept saying she had (you know, after three surgeries in a year from a car accident that broke said leg???) it is absolutely way too fuckin' late to stop either.

[@vibingpotato8281]

"by creating the modern world, we have also created a perfect breeding ground for a pamdemic" sigh i miss the days where that word was only in videos

[@TheExalaber]

I don't think that you ever lived in days like that since that system or systems sufficiently similar have existed for more than a century

[@utkarsharyan]

"If humanity played its cards right........." WE ARE SCREWED

[@antoninosalvosa157]

5:35

[@lukeskywalker3329]

@@ImperialStoneDragon very true !! What we need is for pharmacists , vets , drug manufacturers and drug suppliers to stop supplying the latest drugs for livestock . Look up the research . When we end up with traces of these drugs in our foods that bugs can overcome . That is why we have resistance to even the latest drugs . This is of even greater concern than patient non compliance . This should be made criminal offence internationally . Otherwise no one will save us from the pandemic to come .

[@lukeskywalker3329]

@@ImperialStoneDragon ver true . What we need is for pharmacists , vets , drug manufacturers and drug suppliers to stop supplying the latest drugs for livestock . Look up the research . When we end up with traces of these drugs in our foods that bugs can overcome . That is why we have resistance to even the latest drugs . This is of even greater concern than patient non compliance . This should be made criminal offence internationally . Otherwise no one will save us from the pandemic to come . Who needs terrorists when the above mentioned players are only profit focused . Regulate , prosecute and quarantine offenders . Live stock exterminate .

[@qilinit]

Did you copy it from another comment that was posted 2 yrs ago?

[@J.J08]

Stolen comment.

[@lukson981]

If Superbugs occur we can use batbugs to take them down

[@CommunistLlama]

+Luka Seqania do superbugs bleed?

[@averageytber5547]

Dead😭😭😭💀💀💀

[@Tardivex]

+FLSJenkins they will.

[@semih3665]

#batmanvssuperman

[@Mynameisshonas]

+Turtles what about endgame?

[@antoninaego5186]

Kurzgesagt 2015: We don't need to panic just yet... Me 2020: Can we panic now?

[@youngroller2168]

5:13 : We don't have to panic 2020 : Allow me to introduce myself

[@ChocolateMilkMage]

Did you guys hear that? Madagascar just shut down it's airports and sea ports.

[@Saidderk]

ChocolateMilkMage really why?

[@ChocolateMilkMage]

Said turnup Reference to a game called Pandemic in which you create a pathogen to destroy humanity. Madagascar is notorious for instantly shutting down all outside contact very quickly, making it the most difficult region to infect.

[@bramdejonge4389]

ChocolateMilkMage Greenland is also quite difficult because very few boats go there, No planes and its very cold

[@ChocolateMilkMage]

Bram de Jonge I think it may be because I might have played a really old version, but I don't remember Greenland being it's own thing. But I would imagine a place like Greenland to be difficult, lol.

[@my_cellium]

Greenland is the Madagascar of plague inc.

[@LuxuryBallCollectibles]

"If humanity plays its cards right"... Welp, we are screwed.

[@lukebas1162]

Derium's Pokemon we have trump and bashar Al Assad no worries

[@Who-uj8nl]

"Keep it cheap, build the wall. Just don't eat meat Liberals." Like my impression?

[@kommoo3366]

China gave our last line antibiotics to livestock. Indeed, we are screwed.

[@pingugd4737]

Derium's Pokemon woah derium here?

[@zytlib6758]

Derium's Pokemon Its because of the dumb leaders.... And government.... And people....

[@smsudeep]

Amazing clarity of thought. Never seen this kind of sensible info on other channels

[@shanecoyle3676]

I am a PhD student researching methods to stop bacterial conjunction (the hugging described in the video) this video is so perfect because when ever I struggle to explain my work I come here and it show someone this video it's perfectly explained and highlights the dangers flawlessly.

[@BennyDYT1]

Who on Earth would even consider taking antibiotics on simple cold? I mean... seriously? That is the last thing body would need. Just do it old style, jump into the bed, drink some tea and sweat it out. People should not be way too depending on pills, as the saying always goes " Too much of everything makes it just worse "

[@emibro8147]

Poland. Poland would consider it. They hand out antibiotics like candy.

[@BennyDYT1]

Oh how I agree with that indeed, you see that everywhere and it really can be easy for some people to get everything that so called " Promises " to do better. And yea, lets hope its gonna be balanced in some way, as what would be made to help could actually end up harming more than we could imagine.

[@MGSLurmey]

"Everything in moderation." is one of my favourite sayings. It covers everything from food to medicine. Too much of a specific food or chemical inside your body can kill you - even water. Too little of a specific substance will also end up killing you. Too much of a specific medicine will end up killing you, as will too little if you've got an illness.

[@nntflow7058]

Bad Doc, bad doc, what you gonna do when they injected it to you.

[@tomislav5689]

Americans are notorious antibiotic users, and meat eaters... that is filled with antibiotics. I think Europe is more careful, at least my country is.

[@oettam7133]

"We have also built the infrastructure for a dangerous pandemic" 2020: surprise surprise

[@_mu7ammad28_]

Welp

[@muntthedubious_9308]

That’s a terrifying foresight. [JUST A SIDE NOTE: I know it’s sorta obvious but in case there are people who don’t know, corona isn’t a superbug. Superbugs are only bacteria, never viruses. Obviously, corona is a virus, not a superbug]

[@Manly-Tears]

Infrastructure is only useful as people in charge. Sad truth, horribly displayed.

[@AymanAntri7]

@@muntthedubious_9308 true but it does not help anyways, because of the antibiotic resistance even a virus can be more powerful which is why we have so many variants because of infections and antibiotic resistance.

[@worldsand8990]

But corona is a virus…

[@nathanielswanson7131]

"By building the modern world, we have also built the infrastructure for a dangerous pandemic. Still, we don't need to panic just yet." That aged like milk.

[@Red_N_Blue]

I watched this Video when I was 14 and was inspired to try and stop it. Here I am as a 21 year old University student writing up my Final Year project draft on analysing the Antibiotic Resistant properties and development of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa and the possibility of using Bacteriophages as both a complementary treatment but as a replacement therapy.. Thank you.

[@WarriorforChrist9716]

Me 15 rn😮

[@andrewtickel6804]

This is the one time I wanted Voldebug to kill Harry Plaguer

[@lowqualityshitposts8860]

nice

[@bryndisrutjonsdottir3304]

X)

[@complexham]

+Andrew Tickel that photo you have seems familiar, mmm...

[@andrewtickel6804]

Idontknow Idontknow

[@acgandhi]

+Andrew Tickel Wouldn't it be Voldebiotic instead?

[@KuneMaster]

"If humanity plays its cards right..." So your saying we are all doomed :/

[@AtaSancaktar]

+TheCoon No

[@scottrobel2875]

yup

[@animationhub3103]

+TheCoon That means if we make the right choices, we will be saved

[@Measos77]

+TheCoon Damn it...and Cards against Humanity exist. We are doomed!

[@adamraymondprofessional9552]

+BoomerUniverse Humanity has achieved far more than you realize. It is easy to compare ourselves to a perfect civilization but people rarely think about how much worse our species could be and in fact WAS only a hundred years ago. We avoided a nuclear war that by all logical means should have happened, the amount violence going on in the world has been slowly declining. Electric cars are becoming more common. THe UN exists. We landed on the moon. We have organizations dedicated to helping the needy with nothing to gain in return. If you think humans are incapable of solving problems and doing amazing things you are spending time with the wrong people and likely spending too much time on the cynic infested cesspool known as the internet.

[@bluestrife28]

I want this guy to be the narrator for everything in life. He’s got that Richard Attenborough way of speaking so precisely but with vigor and excitement. Spared no expense :P

[@thinkact7458]

PERFECT SUPERSTYLE OF PRESENTATION ,WELL DONE

[@roseluman2890]

Kurzgesagt: What would you say if humanity is trying to kill us all? Me: Not surprised

[@wallahhabibiiii]

@SuperSavage YT ?

[@phaserisclasic8825]

Reflex YT Russia

[@xuan.1611]

Hehe.

[@7_y1ar]

Rose Luman 996th like

[@edwardwong9599]

Guess I’ll die 🤷‍♂️

[@advancedbeing5407]

Bacteria: *enters body* Bacteriophage: You have five seconds to run

[@juanlugo9428]

Thus comment us so underrated everyone, like it!!

[@user-gk8wj3gr9r]

Yes

[@aslpuppy1026]

Nerdy jokes are the best jokes! I love it!

[@DivineOrange]

Bacteriophage: lmfao jerry look at this bacteria thinking he can survive

[@adbon6279]

"There ain't enough room in this cell for the both of us"

[@godnyx117]

"Because the burger needs to cost 1 dollar" And this is what happen when you are selfish af and you only care about yourself. 1st world countries eat more than they need and that's the result. We can now all die in piece

[@prof.scheere6933]

We need to move away from capitalism

[@godnyx117]

@@prof.scheere6933 We need to move away from being selfish af and doing whatever we want without thinking the consequences this will have for other people. This is EVERYWHERE around our world

[@AE_AnarchistAlexcianEmpire69Bi]

@@prof.scheere6933 Yes

[@Waaz732]

@@godnyx117 wishing that people should be better people is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too optimistic

[@godnyx117]

@@Waaz732 Well we would say that I'm optimistic if I would say that people "are" or "could" be better. Saying that they "should" be better, I think we would call that... a "dreamer"? Hmmm

[@fncreature]

Pandemic… China… oh how blissfully oblivious we were

[@rancidmarshmallow4468]

"if humanity plays it's cards right" because we've done SO well this far...

[@duncanrobertson8323]

I'm willing to say we have, to survive up to this point is impressive.

[@beer_4781]

+Lord Pennysworth Von Higglesby we survive thanks to two things: being lucky and getting intelligence as a weapon from evolution and not being total tards launching thousands of nukes because of seeing an asteroid. which we almoat did. so we haven't done great, evolution saved out asses mostly, and when it didn't, intelligence almost failed us

[@beer_4781]

Guys, guys... is this a cards of humanity reference??? O_o

[@xArnold99x]

Hunting has become a hobby for humans, we can provide food for almost everyone with a small percentage of people working in jobs involving the production of food, we have developed technology to the point where we can communicate from one side of the planet to the exact opposite within seconds. We've developed medicine to the point where we have to worry that we're accelerating the evolution of bacteria to unmanageable speeds. Which says a lot about us as a species. And you're going to be an edgelord, and say that humanity hasn't done anything well? Then I honestly encourage you to sell all your possessions, burn the money, and find a place with as little civilization as possible, and live life how humans did before we failed to "play our cards right"... and show us how to do it properly.

[@sakketin]

+xArnold99x Word.

[@rascal6543]

they said Plague Inc was just a game they said I was being paranoid then they didn't say anything because they were DEAD!

[@banundrum2213]

~~(°o°)~~ WE'RE GONNA DIE

[@Anonymous-zu7dh]

3

[@Anonymous-zu7dh]

2

[@Anonymous-zu7dh]

1

[@Anonymous-zu7dh]

Entire world is now dead.

[@conradboloks]

"We shouldn't worry just yet" Covid-19: Surprise Shawtyyyyy

[@Ammon_666]

Man you have a video on everything. I just commented on your immune system video how it would be interesting to see effects of antibiotics on immune system and I get this in recommended a day later.

[@fisher1785]

Thank god for the consistent uplifting endings on these videos because without them I'd have a nervous breakdown after every one

[@thekhenthul]

4:55 I started crying in terror out of their stupidity

[@HellishSpoon]

You need to grow your will power, I use to watched how all life can die at any moment As a 10 year old And it only scared me for 10 days!

[@willokeefe932]

HELL SPOONtheJojoMain what? Hahaha

[@TahaTarkAtaman]

silver water kill all bacteria yeah

[@avocedo975]

HELL SPOON 10 days pfttt, its only 9 days 20 hours for me

[@carteradams43]

5:19 "still, we don't need to panic just yet" YES. YES WE DO.

[@muhammadrafif9684]

Same

[@shumaatiqunnassa4123]

Lol this video was made 4 years ago

[@muhammadrafif9684]

Ik

[@carteradams43]

@@shumaatiqunnassa4123 so?

[@kingofskrubsq7356]

@@carteradams43 so they didn’t need to panic earlier, but now we just might

[@applered6687]

Quite interesting! I really like your vids. Just an idea but why not make a counter video with immune-supressents?

[@TheLazySamurai]

Thats a lot of info packed into such a small amount of time, and yet still retains attention well. I'm enjoying this channel, the more I watch it. Though this video's pricing aged poorly, as a burger is like $5 now, and its only been 5 years :S

[@IShallNotSubmit]

That game called plague. Ima go play it now XD

[@MBWchannel]

I would download it but my phone is out of space.

[@nav3715]

+MBW thank you for letting us know

[@MBWchannel]

+Tyler Gang I wasn't talking to you.

[@paraweld9838]

+IShallNotSubmit i was playing Plague inc. with a bacteria that had drug resistant effects when this video was uploaded O.O

[@azeliaspank]

Same

[@Forever_Rayne]

Antibiotic use for minor illnesses like common colds or viral fevers are a dangerous practice. It contributes to development of drug resistance, but some doctors prescribe them because they get benefits. Our teachers in med school warned us about prescribing antibiotics for minor ailments. Also, another practice that's causing drug resistance to build is people buying meds directly from pharmacies without consulting a doctor. It's a normal thing in my town and that worries me.

[@justanerdiguess4910]

Also don't use antibiotics on viruses. They are totally ineffective against viruses.

[@Forever_Rayne]

+Synthetic Spark yes, but most people won't be satisfied until they take tjem. Even doctors prescribe them because money matters. It's scary to think when the bugs become resistant to the antibiotics and an epidemic breaks out.

[@blackham7]

Im 15 and hardly ever take Antibiotics I just let my immune system work its job, then again I do have a pretty strong one.

[@Forever_Rayne]

+blackham7 Good for you! For minor illnesses, it's better to let it run its course than take loads of meds. It's better to stick to simple remedies that provide relief like hot drinks for when you have common cold (I personally like tea or soup) or soothing balm for a minor headache. If it's not resolved by such methods or gets worse, then consult a doctor.

[@TheRid16]

is it okay for fungal infection to consume antibiotics? You can read my experience in the above comment if you find it

[@abhirajbhokare1989]

Amazingly informative.

[@ArikCool]

Shocking! Everything they said has been true just after 5 years, This tells as about their accuracy and amount of effort put to research and estimations to make videos and still free for all of us!

[@Insanemaniac456]

Congrats on 2 Million

[@angelbar]

+Insanemaniac 456 ┏(-_-)┛┗(-_- )┓┗(-_-)┛┏(-_-)┓ woaaa!

[@Scoinsoffaterocks]

２ ＭＩＬＬＩＯＮ

[@boxocats3603]

YAY!

[@Avaryes]

+Insanemaniac 456 2 million already? i feel like this channel is like only half a year old

[@sydorow2689]

2 Million!

[@lt0295]

I can vouch for this. I’m an ER-based paramedic. Almost every kid and most adults with a scratchy throat, cough, or low-grade fever gets an antibiotic and gets sent on their way. Antibiotics are given out like candy and very little, if anything, is being done to stop it from happening.

[@LifeofRichh]

Logan i hope you've survived this pandemic. Thank you for your service as a frontline worker

[@mrblob5413]

70% of all antibiotics use is in farm animals

[@KootBear]

not in Sweden, luckily!

[@jaylu7021]

Yea I want antibiotics, are you insane?

[@lt0295]

@@jaylu7021 in what way would I be insane? Did you watch the video?

[@christianaraujo3447]

thank you for scaring me and then telling me we got this. great video, very educational

[@edwardshaw4073]

First, I think the "In a Nutshell" videos are great! It may be a bit of a small detail, bit using the word "immune" when refereeing to a bacteria that is "resistant" to an antibiotic may be a little confusing at times for those not immersed in this. The "immune" lingo is also used when referring to peoples immune systems and the development of immunity based on prior exposure etc.... Just something to keep in mind. Again, I really like the videos and the Immune book as well.

[@jp4431]

When my ex, a medical resident, didn't finish her antibiotic regimen, I was a bit mad at her for being a hypocrite. She even told me she knew why you're supposed to finish it, but told me that she didn't feel like it and she said the chances of her body breeding a superbug is very low. Many people think like that, that's why we have MDROs in the first place. Don't randomly take antibiotics unless you have to, and if you take them, finish all of it. Leave no survivors, otherwise they may come back and haunt you.

[@waltuh2.3bviews3secondsago3]

Have an overdose XD

[@zer0legend109]

@@JoeK-vz6ke laziness is the reason

[@arnesis90]

@@JoeK-vz6ke there literally is, such as the antibiotic is making you extremely sick

[@idcgaming518]

@@arnesis90 would you rather be very sick for a bit (until you finish your course of antibiotics) or would you rather die from super-MRSA? (which is an actual goddamn thing now)

[@InfiniteDataYT]

@@idcgaming518 id rather die

[@Dont-Watch-My-Vids-U-Regret-it]

Me: coughs Doctor: want some antibiotics

[@likelihood96]

Doctors do that because they're scared of malpractice suits Even though the antibiotic does nothing to treat the disease, they prescribe it in case the patient becomes severely ill and then sue them for not prescribing it

[@LOCALIZACIONREMOTA]

Doctor: *want some phages?*

[@4lineclear]

Is this normal in America?

[@deathwingterminator2786]

@@4lineclear yes, sadly we in America are basically spoon fed antibiotics

[@flyaround312]

@@4lineclear Doctors are slowly moving away from this, but they spent so many years teaching patients that it's fine to take antibiotics every single time you get sick that people now expect them. Some patients angrily demand them even for mild illnesses, including colds which can't be treated with antibiotics. It's not a problem exclusive to America either. I had many sinus and ear infections as a child which I was always given antibiotics for so whenever I developed another one as an adult I'd just call my doctor to get another prescription. I thought that's what I was _supposed_ to do and they always gave them to me. Two years ago she finally told me she isn't prescribing antibiotics for sinus infections anymore unless the symptoms don't improve within a week and then she told me something which shocked me: most sinus infections are viral! You can develop a secondary bacterial infection, but people usually don't so it's harmful in most cases to take antibiotics for sinus infections.

[@PrinceD-fo4pk]

Thanks really brilliant explaining!

[@acutedog9189]

"The fight is far from over". *Laughs in pandemic*

[@GirtheAlienGoldfish]

You don't understand the sheer agony that a bacteria can rain down upon your miserable existence until you've had food poisoning.

[@Xeohelios1004]

In the words of Dr. Cox from Scrubs: "Because it's just not E. Coli unless it's firing out both exits."

[@johnsmith-se9xi]

Yeah, tell me about it. Thought I was dying, never been that ill before or since.

[@User-xw6kd]

yup that's exactly my situation right now.Been really really sick for a week and I'm getting the test results tomorrow.This is the worst I've ever been.

[@GirtheAlienGoldfish]

Shammo Hamid Food poisoning usually lasts for about a few hours. Whatever it is, I hope it goes away.

[@brokeboy9378]

YOU HAVE NO IDEA OH MY GOD

[@fatchicken18]

"If humanity plays its cards right" Yeah, humanity as a whole being smart. That won't happen. It should, but it won't

[@maxkillers26]

+fatchicken18 so true...but there are a thing called miracles and dumb luck...

[@lefcoinc1]

+fatchicken18 i agree wholeheartedly,btw check my comment above i think you will like it fatchicken18

[@coweatsman]

+fatchicken18 Humans are really crap at playing poker with bacteria.

[@TheCriticalAnalyst]

When he says humanity he means doctors WHO operatives, proffeseurs in bacterial and medical science and award winning scientists, not the regular couch farter.

[@medhros]

I did happen a lot! We did some stupid things, but we also persevere so much and did so right in other aspects!

[@uvea2000]

1:17 I love how the text on the top changed from "inside a bacteria"to "inside a bacterio" and then "inside a bacterium"

[@stianfragatt5417]

I'm doing a school project on antibiotics. This video helped a lot!

[@parkerlovein6042]

So bacterium evolution is pretty much "Hey, did u get that new update? U should rly check it out."

[@thekhenthul]

wow nice! so bacterias are exactly like nano robots with nano software! :O

[@frostedmantis6414]

“Thx” *hugs each other*

[@stealthapproach3389]

kurzgesagt: the only conspiracy I listen to

[@olli343]

+Benimaru Nikaido It's not a conspiracy, this is not even a secret to anyone, but they explained it very nicely :D

[@Calow727]

They make it so easy to watch and listen, soothing narrator too.

[@Stimmedify]

Isn't a conspiracy, it's facts.

[@WalshTV]

+akalion213 it's a conspiracy because they listen to Alex Jones....and nothing but

[@akalion213]

Time keeper Who is this "they". The guys who made the video based on scientific evidence and research? Yeah no.

[@veraruda4174]

I love your videos!

[@soeminwaiyan2734]

Any method to counteract the superbugs? Heard about using bacteriophages in multiple antibiotic-resistance bacterial infection and also the upcoming modified CRISPR-cas-9 techniques. But I don’t know if the scientists have developed those kind of treatments.

[@angelatsang118]

"I'm the chosen one!" I died. XD

[@thaddeusmcthickthunderthig1606]

+slanspiders He wants a tombstone that says "Brb"

[@justvibin1087]

From the super Bacterium?

[@demnachos9576]

Idk about the US but uk we no longer prescribe anti biopics for simple colds and we have messages playing in our waiting rooms basically saying what you said

[@firstnamelastname6462]

what else would you have them do? Do what the USA does? The video wasnt lying when they said that most livestock used for food are kept in terrible conditions...in USA, most cows kept for beef end up rarely seeing the light of day and are fed corn, which in their bodies helps boost the growth of E.Coli immensely, so they simply spray the meat down with ammonia, and wash it off afterwards as its processed.

[@Dan-hr2lm]

Firstname Lastname You are right about everything you said except the part of cows not seeing the light of day.. Cows can typically only survive 90-120 days on a diet of strictly corn.. They are raised on the pasture (grass) until they are 6 months to 1 year, then they are usually sold at auction and transferred to a corn diet.. I think you were just thinking of chickens, which IMO are treated worse than cows.. Chickens never see the light of day, the only reason is if it's dark they will only move from there water to food and there breasts will be a lot bigger.

[@KevinWeberYo]

How about lowering the demand for meat and animal products

[@overheadred5126]

The US does that to, at least where I live. It's just that there are a few irresponsible doctors out there, and the demand for Meat products are also not helping the situation.

[@IDoABitOfTrollin]

Dem Nachos good. the US needs to learn. i got antibiotics for a clogged ear once. they just hand them out in the states u dont even need to be sick.

[@amgaddiiab2901]

Great great video, Thank you

[@nasher931]

Kurzgesagt: "We have built the perfect infrastructure for a dangerous pandemic" Covid-19: "So I just started blasting..."

[@MarcyRavenManji]

Antibiotics are expensive though, like 36 DNA points in like 3 minutes in mega brutal

[@2sroute965]

Marcus Z lol Plague Inc.

[@TheEventHorizon909]

Marcus Z and even if you do get it you are still venerable to bacterio-phages

[@freindmaker4473]

As a guy who spent way too long playing Plague Inc. Fuck mega brutal

[@stridur6272]

xd

[@dc-xc4qe]

hahahahaha

[@Nikhil-P-R]

“We have made the perfect infrastructure for a worldwide pandemic” - Kurzgesagt 2020: Yes we have.

[@blueroblox_uk7083]

@Ian O'Keefe XD

[@user-nf1bz3sn4z]

@Ian O'Keefe kurrkwjswkzehq

[@rendezvous5042]

lol

[@sissymiranda3650]

Dude wtf

[@AlexandreG]

Lol totally unrelated to bacteria and mostly harmless anyways.

[@c0l0jar0]

Many countries prescribe antibiotics liberally and the patient doesn't even know what they are taking let alone to finish it. Also, people share the medicine if more than one person in the house is sick.

[@cheeseycheezy]

4:22 in late ~2019~

[@timothyjohnson6143]

Me: "Why did that one bacteria that survived wear glasses and have a lightning bolt scar?" Also Me: "OMG IT'S THE BACTERIA WHO LIVED!!!"

[@kemalasarinasdarisan8562]

i just realized thats bacterry potter

[@prabhdeep__]

You're resistant Harry!

[@yigitinceliyor]

**KILLS 99.99% OF ALL BACTERIA**

[@scintillatingsinger9585]

Lol yes, You're resistant Harry. He is friends with Ron Measley (Like Measels) He is also friends with Hermione Danger (Because disease is dangerous) And he is fighting the Antibiodic lord

[@marlowevansant9304]

Cause hes Harry potter

[@TetyLike3]

"we have the transport for a deadly pandemic, but dont panic yet-" Coronavirus: oh hai

[@hansroberts2574]

@@Amy-pi9kz 5%? It's close to 7% now and is only increasing Keep downplaying it, let's see where that gets us

[@teamcor7086]

covid-19 is not the deadliest. there are more than everyone had noticed. corona is one of the worst tough

[@TetyLike3]

What if it mutates after spreading to 70% of the population or something?

[@midobula4797]

Team Cor corona not the tough

[@midobula4797]

TEStYOS it already has

[@agalva100]

I love the music in this video - a battle song

[@ethribin4188]

How do supperbugs happen? Evolution. How do we fight it? Developing new tools faster then evolution. Which, is kinda our speciality.

[@feynstein1004]

4:39 Colistin was so powerful that it cured even the sick birds in the paintings.

[@feynstein1004]

@Mamta Singh Lol thanks but I've just watched this video so many times that I started noticing things I normally wouldn't. This is one of my favorite videos 😊

[@rendezvous5042]

lol

[@lilysantiago679]

But it was not used.

[@feynstein1004]

@@lilysantiago679 What?

[@jdinis1729]

As a last resort, we can still call in the division

[@SufficientDaikon]

i see what you did there :D

[@jdinis1729]

:D

[@lifeafterofficial]

Explain

[@tonydraht]

+Lino Dita its a game

[@khade12345]

+Lino Dita siiigh, ignorant mortals.

[@khushichoudhary00]

"I am the chosen one..." And with the lightening mark and glasses on it. lol! Kurzgesagt 😂

[@kirtijain8500]

Great learning

[@oscill8ocelot]

Yeah, because humanity is _so good_ at playing its cards right. =|

[@Ryan-sn7fq]

Do we have any good humanity survival news these days? We have climate change, anti biotics crisis, overpopulation, water crisis, limited resources, mass extinctions, Syria war, nuclear arsenals, and disease outbreaks

[@brian14021994]

+dzScritches Well, let's be honest.we could've died out a few times already and yet here we are, thriving. We have had setbacks, and will have many more of them, but in the end we know how to deal with any problem that arises. That's why we're humans and not simple animals

[@nochMa]

+dzScritches so true...

[@Achedb0b1]

+Miss Cookie Our ability to survive threats or ignore them completely is a good sign that humanity is doing pretty good at surviving.

[@fabske-sr1vd]

+Ryan Lowry And in the past? No day on which nobody in your neighborhood died, dozends of wars right in front of your door, extremly bad food and the possibility to just die from one hour to the other. And, overpopulation is, right now, not really the case. It's more like North: FOOD! and South: We want food But we can't get any. Oh, and we fuck a lot.

[@nonsensehorse5777]

1:51 Harry Potter- the bacteria who lived

[@LOCALIZACIONREMOTA]

New movie: Harry Potter And The Bacteria

[@chongus3092]

@@LOCALIZACIONREMOTA good idea

[@midobula4797]

lol

[@glorytoidk595]

No u

[@panosveto5729]

Lol

[@fatimahalqurmti663]

THANK YO FOR THE VIDIO!

[@pladdd_]

Hopeless man:Im going to die Bacteria:HA,ENJOY YOUR LAST SECOND OF LIFE Bacteriophage:Did i just hear some bacteria shout somewhere?

[@subsonicgaming5185]

This sounds a bit like Plague Inc.

[@lillyie]

i still wonder why plague inc has no phages yet

[@HumanTooth]

There's a kurzgesagt video about this, even if phage immunity happens, in order to become immune to a few species of phage, the bacteria has to give up antibiotic immunity. Plus, Phages evolve as well to counteract immunity

[@weirdo6821]

@Ironscale85 yes its much like a virus, bacteira, etc simulator

[@fjdndjsnxb8488]

better move to greenland.

[@liam_crain3879]

SubsonicGaming51 true

[@scanjett]

SuperBug "Made In China"

[@omarnoor767]

scanjett yeah ironically

[@somedude2454]

AHA. AHAHA. HILARIOUS. *get out. NOW.*

[@js-yall]

scanjett only thing in China that is sturdy

[@dylanhanny]

It might be super for a while but then break down quickly, just like another stuff 😂

[@TheLordstrider]

i guess the only superbug we should worry about is the one made in Germany :p

[@emilie4058]

Wonderful hint of the Jurassic Park theme in the end music there

[@jijinho]

"still we don't have to panic just yet" last famous words lol

[@certifiedhomelanderstan]

"The perfect breeding ground for a illness" Corona:I'll take your entire stock

[@dnw009]

Coronavirus would be a fond memory if we get hit with a proper superbug and don't got bacteriophages to save our asses.

[@vovoyo6728]

@@dnw009 yea

[@FlatEarthKiller]

@@dnw009 Or we just need immune system proper and phages

[@solomonaerospace5932]

"We have built the infrastructure for a dangerous pandemic." Well that's aged well.

[@someguynamedsteve203]

COVID:quite centrally if I do say so my self

[@solomonaerospace5932]

@@someguynamedsteve203 haha

[@mekman4]

Post COVID, this video is fantastic! Also, yes. Fast food is the perfect breeding ground for bacteria. I’ve been sick so often due to being surrounded by and consuming fast food. It never fails. I eat domino’s or a cookie or something similarly GMO, and I get ill. I avoid it and I stay well for long periods of time. I’m glad you didn’t shy away from that, there are so many lies out there, especially from the FDA which is in the pocket of food and drug companies. It’s difficult to sell lies when people do get ill off of those kinds of foods and you see that fact confirmed, right here in this old video. Great Stuff!

[@trojanspyware]

GMO’s are not really related to fast food. I think tou are talking about heavily proccessed food. proccessed food’s intent is to make as much $ as possible so as the video shows corners are cut and animals are kept in bad conditions where disease can spread. Edit: im not sure what you are getting sick from. You might have the nocebo effect.

[@CelticKnight2004]

I would say this video, in light of recent... pandemics. has aged very well.... you nailed it guys

[@WyvernApalis]

Bacteria: non paying player that played for millions of years 3 minute just registered paid player: uses antibiotics Rekt

[@1mindude584]

Yeah but the paid antibiotic DLC is about to get a huge nerf.

[@legendarytat8278]

@@aaronbolia4248 Yeah, but in the development process they found a problem called “human body temperature/pH not suitable for phages”, so the update was delayed. Still, this will be a big quality of life update. Still waiting.

[@ghoulbuster1]

@@aaronbolia4248 NANOMACHINES SON!

[@corosso8820]

That’s basically pay to win games in a nutshell

[@Dannybythebanana]

Phages: I'm about to ruin this bacterias whole carrier.

[@hankjwimbleton4010]

Resistant Bacteria: you weren’t supposed to do that.

[@edmund8954]

@Michigan State University Damm.

[@dalzy25]

@Kansas Jayhawks Does Georgia as a country not exist to you?

[@ranjannaik506]

@Kansas Jayhawks phages kill bacteria see kurzesgast video on phage

[@-ashley-3130]

@Kansas Jayhawks hey dumbass the phages are very specific virus you need to find the right phage to kill the right bacteria

[@yp8671]

I love the intro for this video

[@lorenzoesposito2138]

5:33 “the problem is real, but the fight is far from over”

[@this_is_patrick]

2:25 imagine if humans can just hug each other and transfer their genetic traits lmao

[@maccheese4435]

“Oh hey I like your hair, mind if I borrow that for a few days?”

[@santiagosenoran1217]

I mean for someone who doesn't understand human reproduction that sounds very accurate

[@icewing202]

my first thought was to go up to someone from another race, touch them, and immediately shapeshift to look like you're from that race as well as gaining their accent

[@LumaSloth]

Well, maybe someday.

[@johnbailey5835]

*touches bodybuilders muscles* *arms instantly grow to 17"*

[@axelemilraith8904]

The ending telling us to not panic and giving us a good relaxing reason is amazing. I personally get paranoid easily and the ending bit made me feel safe thank you

[@Andrew-iz2ev]

It's almost like Kurzgesagt saw into the future, specifically the year 2020.

[@nigerianprince4017]

I mean it wasn't a superbug but yeah