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one theory is that the particles are in the air, can get in your lungs and bloodstream. they may carry some bacteria around, making them more -- making people more susceptible and increasing resistance. it could be that there is more infections as a result of those bacteria going around. more people than using antibiotics and that increasing resistance to those antibiotics. don't know for sure. but it is a strong correlation. these two seemingly unlinked things. >> how long has this been a problem? >> yeah, you know, this is interesting, poppy. people think about antibiotics. when was penicillin even discovered? you know, it was not even 100 years ago, right? so there was antibiotics before that in 1909. penicillin discovered in 1928. first used in 1942 because it had to go through all these trials. within five years, you had antibiotic resistance to penicillin. some evidence of it. so it can happen very quickly.