In the 1940s chicken farmers realized that sick chickens, when given antibiotics, grew bigger than chickens not treated with antibiotics. Since that time, mainstream chi

In the 1940s chicken farmers realized that sick chickens, when given antibiotics, grew bigger than chickens not treated with antibiotics. Since that time, mainstream chicken farms have been raising chickens with antibiotics to increase chicken production. In 2013 there was a salmonella outbreak that resulted in the infection of 389 people, 40% of whom were hospitalized. Based on “natural selection in action,” what would you expect? A. In the hospital, the infected patients would be treated with antibiotics and, would be released after getting well. B. There is the possibility that some of the infected patients could be resistant to antibiotics (given in the hospital) and may die from the infection. C. All people would likely die from antibiotic resistance because they ate food that contains too many antibiotics. D. Both a and b