Stomach flu or gastroenteritis is caused by a contagious virus. Learn about stomach flu symptoms and home remedies to relieve dehydration and diarrhea. Stomach flu or gastroenteritis is caused by a contagious virus. Learn about stomach flu symptoms and home remedies to relieve dehydration and diarrhea.
Antibiotic resistance is the ability of bacteria to resist the effects of an antibiotic â that is, the bacteria are not killed, and their growth is not stopped. Resistant bacteria survive exposure to the antibiotic and continue to multiply in the body, potentially causing more harm and spreading to other animals or people.
Click here to view APUA Fact Sheets on Antibiotic Resistance. Antibiotic resistance occurs when an antibiotic has lost its ability to effectively control or kill bacterial growth; in other words, the bacteria are resistant and continue to multiply in the presence of therapeutic levels of an antibiotic.