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Antibiotics are special medicines that treat bacterial infections. However, bacteria are becoming resistant to our antibiotics making it harder than ever to treat infections. This is called antibiotic resistance and is one of the biggest threats facing us today because it can lead to more deaths and complications for people receiving medical treatment.

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By running through this pack with your group, you can support individuals to identify the small changes they can make to prevent infection and take better care of antibiotics.

Microbes

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Modelling microbes

How big is a microbe?

Microbe mayhem cards

Magazine microbes

Spread of infection

Snotgun runway

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Super slimy snot

Illness spreading game

Healthy hands

Pepper and water experiment

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How clean is your kitchen?

Antibiotics

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Antibiotic awareness experiment

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Resistance balloons

Antibiotics

Antibiotic myth sheet

Infected game

Antibiotic resistant tag

Antibiotic resistant stuck in the mud tag

Antibiotic storyboard

Additional resource - Storyboard leader discussion points

Additional resource - Antibiotic word match up

Additional resource - Antibiotic scenarios

Additional resource - Antibiotic scenarios leader discussion points

Additional resource - Amazing amoxicillin the antibiotic

The Antibiotic Youth Guardian Pledge

Once your group have learnt about microbes, infections, and antibiotics, support them to make the Antibiotic Guardian Pledge

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