How bacteria become resistant to antibiotics

Process map by Brian. 13 steps, 1 layer. Tags: health, biology, medicine.

1. Patient: Gets sick and asks for antibiotics
2. Doctor: Is it actually bacterial?
3. Doctor: Prescribes a course of antibiotics
4. Patient: Feels better after a few days and stops early
5. Bacteria: The weak bacteria die, a few with a lucky mutation survive
6. Bacteria: Survivors multiply and pass the resistance on
7. Bacteria: Bacteria swap resistance genes with other species
8. Patient: The next infection does not respond to the same drug
9. Hospital lab: Test which antibiotics still work
10. Doctor: Is there a drug that still works?
11. Doctor: Prescribe a stronger or different antibiotic
12. Hospital lab: A superbug: few or no options left, and the search for new drugs begins
13. Doctor: Antibiotics will not work on a virus, so rest and fluids

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