Nightmare’ drug-resistant bacteria cases are rising in US: ‘Grave danger
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Nightmare’ drug-resistant bacteria cases are rising in US: ‘Grave danger’Breaking news and disturbing news from the Centers for Disease Control. There is a confirmed case of a superbug that no antibiotic can fight. Officials call it.
Tom Frieden said that this may be the end of the road for antibiotics. Sanjay, do we know how this woman got infected and what
Do we know about this so-called nightmare bacteria? We don't know how this woman got infected.
She came to a clinic and had not traveled abroad.
This is not something that could have been brought back from another country, for example. What usually happens,
when there is a lot of antibiotic use in a country, they become resistant. This particular bacteria, you know, E. coli,
treatment, at least seven different types of antibiotics. And this particular bacteria has not responded to any of them. And that is a big problem. I'll tell you,
Jack, people have been predicting something like this for a while and we don't know what's next -- his immune system can fight this bacteria
Come on, more types of this type of bacteria. What would it take to develop a new antibiotic that might be able to fight this strain? There are three ways to look at it,
One, do you have any others?
Is there a whole new class of antibiotic, a newly synthesized antibiotic. You look at this bacteria and eventually try to cure it
Looking at nature. There's a lot of it.
Look at expeditions to different parts of the world, inside the rainforests and inside the ocean depths, see if you can find the material
This is a whole new type of boilerplate organism
Cases of drug-resistant "nightmare bacteria" are rising in the U.S. CDC researchers say
Cases of drug-resistant "nightmare bacteria" are rising in the U.S. CDC researchers say We’re seeing a significant and alarming increase in the number of nightmare bacteria across the United States. According to new research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, data compiled from 29 states shows
that infections caused by drug-resistant bacteria increased by nearly 70 percent between 2014 and 2025. The alarming trend is due to the spread of bacteria
that harbor the NDM gene, which was once considered a form of anti-microbial in the United States. These infections are especially dangerous because they are often treatable.
With just two expensive IV antibiotics. The rate of NDM cases alone has increased by a staggering 460 percent in recent years. Experts warn that many people may be asymptomatic carriers, potentially spreading these resistant strains within their communities.
It can turn common illnesses like urinary tract infections into chronic and difficult conditions. The misuse and overuse of antibiotics, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, are cited as major contributors to this increased risk.
It is important to note that the reported figures represent a partial picture, with many states lacking comprehensive reporting mechanisms, meaning the true number of infections is likely higher.