In the microworld in which we live, bacteria are everywhere, like an invisible little “resident”, some living in peace with us and others trying to disrupt and threaten our health. As a result, a silent but vital antibacterial battle is taking place.
Our body is a strong “chave”, and our skin is like a wall, blocking the invasion of bacteria. But bacteria always have a variety of “combat strategies”, and when they find a breakthrough, the immune system quickly rings the alarm. White cells, like brave soldiers, march to the battlefield to devour the invasive bacteria, a natural antibacterial line within the body and an important member of our natural antibacterial arsenal.
In our daily lives, cleaning materials are the “weapons” of our own initiative. For example, in common soap, its cleanliness is like a “flooding shock” in which bacteria are taken away from our hands and bodies by the use of surfactants, leaving them without place, as the water flows into the sewers, away from our living conditions. Alcohol, on the other hand, is like a “cool killer” capable of destroying bacteria’ cellular membranes and leaking materials inside bacteria for the purpose of microbicide. When alcohol is disinfected, the fragrance is as if it were the horn of its battle, and the fungus is accurately eliminated.
In the area of food conservation, anti-bacterial methods are also available. Refrigerator is a large “anti-bacterial fortress” in which the growth and reproduction of bacteria is considerably reduced at low temperatures, as if they were in a “hover” state. And some food additives, such as potassium pear acid, can interfere with the metabolism of bacteria, preventing bacteria from rising in “hunger” and “disturbing”, thereby extending the shelf life of food and ensuring the safety of our consumption.
However, bacteria are also “gentle” and they evolve and produce resistance, like a layer of “sorture” that gradually invalidates traditional antibacterial methods. At this point, scientists are like intelligent military divisions, developing new anti-bacterial technologies and drugs. For example, cactus therapy is gradually moving into people’s horizons, like a precision-guided “missile”, capable of identifying and infecting bacteria in a unique manner, using bacteria’ cellular mechanisms for self-replicating, ultimately cracking bacteria, and without causing harm to normal human cells, a “bacteric” strategy that has opened up new battles against bacteria.
In this battle against bacteria, we cannot blindly use antibacterial products, and overuse of antibiotics can destroy the microbial balance within the body, as in the garden where weeds are overweeded and even useful plants are removed. We need to learn to play with bacteria, using scientific methods, to tactfully control the number and extent of bacteria, not to let them do anything arbitrary, but to maintain ecological harmony and stability.
From the body ‘ s own immune defence to its daily clean-up, to food conservation and medical treatment, the anti-bacterial war is being waged in all fields. Each of us is a participant in this war, with knowledge of anti-bacterial resistance and the rational use of anti-bacterial means, can take the upper hand in this battle against bacteria, guard our own health and that of others, so that living in the microworld can maintain balance and tranquillity, and so that those bacteria that try to disrupt can only look outside our well-built “prevent against bacteria”.
