People need knowledge to make informed decisions about how to prevent infection and reduce transmission of infectious diseases through simple, cheap and effective measures. Such measures include prevention of:

• Diarrheal disease through hand washing, using safe water sources and containers, boiling unsafe water and using latrines
• Malaria through the use of bed nets impregnated with insecticide
• Sexually transmitted infections through the use of condoms
• HIV/AIDS and hepatitis B and C through the avoidance of injections (unless oral medicines cannot be used, in which case a sterile needle and syringe must be used)
• Benefits of vaccines to reduce morbidity and mortality 

AMDR carries more severe consequences in developing countries, and is promoted by the:

• Careless use of antibiotics globally
• Lack of adherence to the prescribed treatment regimen
• Poor environmental hygiene and antibiotic use in agriculture or contamination of the food supply chain by antibiotics
• Farmed and domesticated animals receiving preventive