What is antimicrobial resistance? How do I prevent it?
什么是抗菌药物耐药性？ 如何防止出现？
Antimicrobial resistance occurs when microorganisms change or develop a resistance when they are exposed to antimicrobial drugs (for example, antibiotics and antifungals). Antimicrobial resistance may prevent medicines from being effective, which can cause infections to persist and increase the risk of spreading infections to others. Antimicrobial resistance can be decreased by washing hands, covering coughs, staying home when sick, and getting recommended vaccinations.
当微生物在接触抗菌药物（例如抗生素和抗真菌药物）时发生变化或产生耐受性时，就会产生抗菌药物耐药性。抗菌药物耐药性可能会阻止药物发挥作用，从而导致感染持续存在，并增加感染传播给他人的风险。通过洗手、咳嗽时遮挡口鼻、生病时待在家里以及接种推荐的疫苗，可以降低抗菌药物耐药性。