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Side effects of antibiotics include rash, dizziness, nausea, yeast infections, and diarrhea, such as C. diff, a severe and life-threatening diarrhea.

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Respiratory infections caused by viruses usually go away in a week or two without treatment or antibiotics.

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Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria no longer respond to the drugs designed to kill them.

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It is estimated that each year in the United States, more than 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur, and more than 35,000 people die as a result.

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Page last reviewed: November 14, 2019
Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP)