Quacks and chickens are reasons for immortal bugs.

"Indian poultry farms are breeding drug-resistant superbugs," wrote Natalie O Pearson. Per person chicken consumption is the highest in India, probably because other meats, such as beef, are more in demand in other countries. We will consume 4.5 million tonnes of chicken this year. "Worldwide, animals receive about twice the volume of antibiotics that humans do. Much of it is administered in doses that speed growth in livestock, but aren't strong enough to kill all the bacteria, leaving mutant germs to not only survive, but thrive and potentially spread." How antibiotics promote growth of livestock is a mystery. The FDA in the US permits the use of hormones to promote growth in livestock. Is that why sperm counts are dropping in the West? "More than 56,000 newborns die annually in India because of bloodstream infections that aren't cured by first-line antibiotics..." But, we do not have to wait for antibiotics to reach chemist shops. Effluents from drug factories in India contain concentrations of antibiotics a million times the safe limit. Why waste money treating effluent? The more the infections the more the sale of antibiotics. The government of India has started an Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Surveillance Network, wrote Sanchita Sharma. "The objectives are of enhancing awareness, strengthening surveillance, improving rational use, reducing infections, promoting research and supporting neighbouring countries in our collective fight against infectious diseases," said Health Minister, JP Nadda. Infections do not come from trees, but is passed on from someone who is infected. Overcrowding and lack of trained staff have been known to cause infections. These were the reasons why so many babies keep dying in hospitals in Bengal. Patients often stop taking treatment because of side effects or more commonly because they are feeling better and do not see any reason to continue to spend money on buying medicines. That is why tuberculosis is spreading and is increasingly becoming resistant to first line drugs. One major reason for inappropriate use of antibiotics is because there is no law against someone calling herself a doctor and writing prescriptions. The WHO found that 57% of 'doctors' in India do not have any medical qualification, and 31% of so-called doctors , who practice allopathic medicine, are only high school pass. This is probably an underestimate because thousands qualifying from very dubious homeopathy, ayurveda and unani colleges also call themselves doctors. Politicians are reluctant to ban them because that will create an acute shortage of doctors. Better to let quacks treat people and blame registered doctors. When you have a huge population quantity is better than quality.