Chapter 4, Problem 12STP

Summary Introduction

To analyze:

Using current knowledge or history give an example of when ignorance about biology had a harmful effect on people.

Introduction:

Due to a lack of proper knowledge, peoples do not follow physical and nutritional health. Therefore, it becomes harmful to our society and the cause of death also. For example, child illness, permanent disabilities, antibiotics, and death.

Explanation of Solution

Scientific knowledge should be unbiased observations that evaluate self-criticism and reproducible. Then it should present for the inspection worldwide. For example use of antibiotics.

The use of antibiotics becomes more dangerous because patients do not follow the proper prescription of drug doses. These pathogens mutate and become resistant to antibiotics known as multidrug-resistant strain. Therefore antibiotics do not cure that disease of the same pathogens again.

Conclusion

Thus, ignorance and lack of knowledge become dangerous to people's life. Such as, use of antibiotics drugs dose irregular.