Doctor with antibiotics

The UK will soon start to use artificial intelligence in the battle against drug-resistant diseases (sometimes called superbugs).

These happen, the BBC explained, when misuse and overuse of antibiotics gives bacteria time to evolve and become resistant to drugs. It’s estimated that about a million people die from superbugs across the world each year.

But what does the misuse, or overuse, of antibiotics actually look like?

HuffPost UK spoke to Dr Giuseppe Aragona, GP and medical adviser for Prescription Doctor, who said: “In my practice, I have absolutely noticed an increase in antibiotic resistance.

“We are seeing more cases of UTIs, for example, where first-line antibiotics are no longer effective, requiring us to use broader-spectrum or more potent alternatives, which themselves carry a higher risk of side effects and further resistance development. This is a worrying trend.”

Here, he shared his advice on when to take antibiotics, as well as his rules for limiting your chances of soreading superbugs.

When do you actually need antibiotics?

Antibiotics are only ever needed for bacterial infections and cannot do........

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