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What starts as a relaxing swim at an urban beach following heavy rainfall could turn out to be quite the opposite and leave bathers with dangerous antibiotic resistance, according to new research.
Swimmers who take a dip at some Sydney beaches after rain storms are putting themselves at risk of becoming resistant to antibiotics.
If a sick person s body does not respond to antibiotics, their infection can get significantly worse - with many left untreatable.
A terrifying study published in the Water Research journal in September 2019, found that there is a high risk of untreated sewage overflowing into the ocean which makes swimmers more susceptible to developing future drug resistance to antibiotics.