Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is where germs such as bacteria, viruses, or fungi stop responding to standard medications that are used to kill them. 

Where these medicines previously had no issue fighting infections caused by these pathogens, they are now much less effective or even completely ineffective against them.

This makes infections significantly harder to cure. Many common antibiotics may no longer work at all against previously common place bacterial infections. 

This leads to infections becoming harder to treat,  spreading more rapidly, and becoming more dangerous to the already vulnerable populations such as children and the elderly.

The more we continue to misuse antibiotics, the faster resistance grows. Working together now is key to minimizing the growth and spread of AMR, and educating the public on how they can help is the first key step in doing so.