Superbugs

How Antibiotics Made Superbugs

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called antibiotic resistance "one of the biggest threats to global health, food security, and development".It comes after experts warned for decades that excessive use of antibiotics makes it harder to tackle the bacteria the medicines were created to destroy.Here's a closer look at the problem.What Is Antibiotic Resistance? Antibiotics are medicines that either destroy bacteria or keep them from proliferating. Penicilli

18 November 2021
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Superbugs to 'kill millions' by 2050

Millions of people in Europe, North America and Australia will die from superbug infections unless countries prioritise fighting the growing threat posed by bacteria immune to most known drugs, experts predicted Wednesday. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) warned of "disastrous consequences" for public healthcare and spending unless basic hospital hygiene is boosted and unnecessary antibiotic use slashed.

11 November 2018
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