Multiple choice general knowledge

Antimicrobial resistance - also known as drug resistance - occurs when microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change in ways that render the medications used to cure the infections they cause ineffective.

  1. True

  2. False

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Explanation

Antimicrobial resistance occurs naturally over time, usually through genetic changes in microorganisms that make them immune to medicines previously effective against them. This poses a major global threat to treating common infectious diseases.