{"id":2871,"date":"2016-06-13T18:36:16","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T18:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/biologyxwaymakerxmaster\/?post_type=chapter&p=2871"},"modified":"2017-08-08T14:44:38","modified_gmt":"2017-08-08T14:44:38","slug":"putting-it-together-theory-of-evolution","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-wmopen-biology1\/chapter\/putting-it-together-theory-of-evolution\/","title":{"raw":"Putting It Together: Theory of Evolution","rendered":"Putting It Together: Theory of Evolution"},"content":{"raw":"Let\u2019s return to our discussion of evolving bacteria from the beginning of the module. The World Health Organization (WHO) suggests that based on current evidence, gonorrhea may soon be untreatable; there are no new treatments or vaccinations in development for\u00a0this bacteria. Within the United States this remain the second most common sexually transmitted disease. Almost a third of the US cases are drug resistant. MRSA remains a growing problem in our healthcare system. Staph bacteria are the most common source of health-care related infections in the United States. Of MRSA infections, nearly 14% result in death.\r\n
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Think about It<\/h3>\r\nBased on this lesson you now understand that evolution is an inevitable process. Is there any hope of stopping antibiotic resistance from developing?\r\n\r\n[practice-area rows=\"4\"][\/practice-area]\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"880848\"]See Our Thoughts[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"880848\"]Yes and no. The average person can take a number of steps to minimize selective pressures on parasites. Without these pressures, mutations are less likely to spread in the population.\r\n\r\n[\/hidden-answer]\r\n\r\nIs there anything you can do?\r\n\r\n[practice-area rows=\"4\"][\/practice-area]\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"558353\"]See Our Thoughts[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"558353\"]\r\n