Pragna Roopireddy

How can the causes of antibiotic resistance affect children’s immune systems in meningitis?

Started Jan. 5, 2023

Abstract or project description

Antibiotic resistance is described as germs such as bacteria that cannot be defeated by antibiotics, weakening the individual's immune system. Causes of antibacterial resistance can include genetic mutations, natural selection, or plasmid encoding. Plasmid encoding is the most challenging to avoid because they multiply very quickly. These can increase the spread of bacterial infection and decrease the immune system. Meningitis symptoms include nausea, vomiting, fever, confusion, a stiff neck and spinal cord, brain inflammation, and edema. Meningital resistance is shown when an individual develops resistance to penicillin, worsening their symptoms and immune system because it allows the bacteria to spread in the body.