Tag: Bacterial infections
‘Deeply worrying’: 92% of Australians don’t know the difference between viral and bacterial infections
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We are four months into a global virus outbreak, and public health awareness could well be at an all-time high. Which is...
I’m taking antibiotics – how do I know I’ve been prescribed the right ones?
Not all antibiotics kill all types of bacteria. fizkes/Shutterstock
In the days before antibiotics, deaths from bacterial infections were common. Seemingly minor illnesses could escalate in severity, becoming...