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%T The post-antibiotic era: An existential threat for humanity %A Koesling, Dominik %A Bozzaro, Claudia %J Intergenerational Justice Review %N 2 %P 51-56 %V 8 %D 2022 %K antibiotic crisis; post-antibiotic era; existential threat for humanity; global and intergenerational health (care); global and intergenerational (in)justice %@ 2190-6335 %> https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-88864-9 %X Currently, mankind is facing the risk of running out of working antibiotics. Such a post-antibiotic era bears tremendous risks such as globally spread or even pandemic bacterial infections. These infections become thus untreatable and possibly lethal, particularly endan-gering the health (care) of future generations. This paper discusses this acute concern for humanity in three main steps. After first elaborating on the role of antibiotics and the occur-ring resistance in modern medicine, the focus will be on the current scope of the problem of antibiotics and the prognosis of its future escalation. Then the possibility of a way out and its obstacles will be addressed, before finally assessing the existential threat of a post-antibiotic era. %C DEU %G en %9 Zeitschriftenartikel %W GESIS - http://www.gesis.org %~ SSOAR - http://www.ssoar.info