http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2013/jan/20/antibiotics-bacteria-resistance-alice-roberts
As we all know, antibiotics help us from common illness. However, using excessive antibiotic causes the bacteria to develop a resistance to the medicine, therefore making it less effective. This is an example of negative consumption externality: as new antibiotics are consumed, our immune system becomes weaker while bacteria becomes stronger.
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