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UPSC Prelims 2019 Paper-1 📅 02 Jun, 2019

Which of the following are the reasons for the occurrence of multi-drug resistance in microbial pathogens in India?
1. Genetic predisposition of some people
2. Taking incorrect doses of antibiotics to cure diseases
3. Using antibiotics in livestock farming
4. Multiple chronic diseases in some people

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A
1 and 2
B
2 and 3 only
C
1, 3 and 4
D
2, 3 and 4
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UPSC Prelims
2019 • 02 Jun, 2019 • Paper-1
Which of the following are the reasons for the occurrence of multi-drug resistance in microbial pathogens in India?
1. Genetic predisposition of some people
2. Taking incorrect doses of antibiotics to cure diseases
3. Using antibiotics in livestock farming
4. Multiple chronic diseases in some people

Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Correct Answer
2 and 3 only
Etiology of Resistance: The catastrophic global phenomenon of antimicrobial resistance fundamentally occurs due to the rapid evolutionary adaptation and relentl......
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💡 Analysis & Explanation
Etiology of Resistance ▼
The catastrophic global phenomenon of antimicrobial resistance fundamentally occurs due to the rapid evolutionary adaptation and relentless genetic mutation of the invading pathogens themselves, absolutely not because of the inherent, underlying human genetic makeup or the mere unfortunate presence of multiple chronic diseases within a vulnerable patient.
Driver Behaviors ▼
The rapidly escalating crisis is primarily driven by reckless human misuse. Taking wildly incorrect, self-prescribed, or abruptly incomplete doses of antibiotics perfectly allows surviving, hardened bacteria to mutate, adapt, and rapidly develop lethal immunity. Similarly, the rampant, highly unregulated use of broad-spectrum antibiotics purely as artificial growth promoters in commercial poultry and livestock farming drastically accelerates the rapid emergence, incubation, and zoonotic transmission of highly resistant superbugs.
Conclusion ▼
Factors 2 and 3 highlight the definitive, irrefutable anthropogenic causes of this systemic medical crisis.
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