What are the pros and cons of Antibiotics?This is for school essay

The main advantage of antibiotics is that they improve and
save lives. Antibiotics work to slow or stop the growth of bacteria, so they can cure or
shorten a variety of bacterial diseases, including syphilis, gonorrhea, strep throat,
diphtheria, scarlet fever, rheumatic fever, and Lyme disease, to name just a few. They
can also stop or prevent infections caused by wounds, surgery, or poor dental
care.

Antibiotics added to feed have been proven to cause
baby chicks and turkeys to grow and gain weight faster. This practice is somewhat
controversial because of the likelihood that it can lead to the evolution of antibiotic
resistant strains of bacteria, which can be very
dangerous.

One con is related to public perception. People
often do not understand that antibiotics only treat bacterial infection and have no
effect on viruses, so sometimes they will try to treat a viral disease like a cold with
an antibiotic, and this not only won't help the cold, it can contribute to the problem
of the development of antibiotic resistant bacteria.

Other
cons are that using antibiotics can wipe out the friendly bacteria that we all have in
and on our bodies, which are important to our overall health, and the fact that some
people develop violent allergies to certain antibiotics.