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Why simple infection nightmare to treat

Previously, when you had pneumonia or sore throat, you would walk to the nearest chemist, ask for amoxyl® and in a few days everything would be OK. Today that’s not the case. You have to look for a stronger antibiotic. Does all this ring a bell? To a keen observer, it does. Both man and his animals have developed resistance to antibiotics.

The worst culprit is the use of antibiotics on animals. Each day every individual consumes animal products. From such products, we ingest different levels of antibiotics used for various purposes on animals.

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