antibiotics

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Legionnaires is treatable with antibiotics, but early treatment improves the odds of recovery.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

The best way to stop the disease spreading is to give antibiotics to people who may have come into contact with it.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The CDC advises that consulting a doctor before taking anti-diarrhea medicine or antibiotics.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Developing new antibiotics is expensive and slow, so identifying promising compounds from natural sources is an important step forward.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

First-line antibiotics wiped out the infection, and he recovered with only a few scars left on his neck.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French