Based on Turkey 2008
Mor ve Ötesi — Deli
Bacteria, how they outsmarted us,
ain’t got a mind or a heart.
We humans thought we’d kill them off with drugs.
Worked for a hundred years.
But now we’re out, got nothing new to use,
no fancy trick up our sleeve.
And they creep on.
They’re moving on.
We stand in awe.
Staphylococcus, once not a foe.
Turned MRSA, kills all ICUs.
Clarithromycin now is a joke.
Cephalosporins, all reduced to smoke.
Gory microbes have worked a system out,
to minimize our drugs.
For instance, they activate efflux pumps,
plasmids, change binding sites.
The question is, would they develop these
with or without extra help?
It is our fault.
We fucked it up.
Here’s what we’ve done:
Doctors prescribe meds for viruses.
Patients think sore throat -> amoxicillin.
When they have to cure a UTI,
don’t complete the course…
We write this off as niche “I don’t need a preach”.
A topic somewhat cruel, a pain in the ass.
I’ll bet you a dime, it has effect.
On every breath.
A hurtful chain.
Intermediate or resistant.
Not susceptible, we got acronyms.
M/X/P DR, levels of fail.
People vs Germs.
Score is 0-1…
Medical Abbreviations Board:
* MRSA: Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
* ICU: Intensive Care Unit
* UTI: Urinary Tract Infection
* MDR: Multi Drug Resistant
* XDR: Extensively Drug Resistant
* PDR: Pan Drug Resistant