superbug
noun
su·per·bug
ˈsü-pər-ˌbəg 
: a pathogenic microorganism and especially a bacterium that has developed resistance to the medications normally used against it
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In it, the group said that food companies play a crucial role in combating the spread of deadly antibiotic-resistant superbugs.
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Bruce Gil, Quartz, 2 Dec. 2024
Without careful prescribing and use of antibiotics, superbugs resistant to many antibiotics will become more common and dangerous.10
Sore Throat, Strep, or Something Else?
—Jenny Sweigard, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2024
By infecting and replicating inside a host bacterium, phages could kill pathogens and form the basis of new drugs to treat antibiotic-resistant or superbugs.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
Experts say the overuse of antibiotics—among both humans and livestock—has contributed to the problem, along with environmental factors that have allowed superbugs to thrive.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Sep. 2024
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Bruce Gil, Quartz, 2 Dec. 2024
Without careful prescribing and use of antibiotics, superbugs resistant to many antibiotics will become more common and dangerous.10
Sore Throat, Strep, or Something Else?
—Jenny Sweigard, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2024
By infecting and replicating inside a host bacterium, phages could kill pathogens and form the basis of new drugs to treat antibiotic-resistant or superbugs.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
Experts say the overuse of antibiotics—among both humans and livestock—has contributed to the problem, along with environmental factors that have allowed superbugs to thrive.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Sep. 2024
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superbug
noun
su·per·bug
ˈsü-pər-ˌbəg
: a pathogenic microorganism and especially a bacterium that has developed resistance to the medications normally used against it
The rise of superbugs that can survive multiple antibiotics—such as MRSA, the notorious "flesh-eating bacterium"—has turned once-trivial infections into persistent problems.—Valerie Ross, Discover
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