Viruses; Friends or Foes (Bacteriophage; Future of the Old Dogma)

Antibiotics are probably the most effective therapeutic
drugs in the history of medicine. They significantly reduce
the annual mortality and morbidity rates associated
to common bacterial diseases. Unfortunately, as the
hypothesis of the tragedy of commons, the over usage of
antibiotics arises new multi-drug resistant (MDR) traits.
As announced by World Health Organization (WHO,
2014): “Resistance to the common bacteria has reached
alarming levels in many parts of the world.”. While Centers
for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) reported
that more than 2.8 million MDR cases occur annually in
U.S. mortality reached 35,000 deaths costing the national
economy $55 billion, it is predicted that the ratio will
exceed 10 million deaths after 30 years.

Author(s): Nada Adel Fahmy

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