Superbug Now Here In The USA??

The science world needs lots of funding...

"In the U.S. alone, 2 million people develop resistant infections each year and 23,000 die, according to the CDC."

Oh, wait, let's outsource research...

"We’re going to need new actors to take on programs of antimicrobial resistance, including small and midsize biotechs, non-profit product development partners and developing country manufacturers"

Medicine - Made In China.

 

Sounds like someone needs the ol' gloved finger.
At 53 seeing a doctor yearly is how you get to out live your retirement savings.
An ounce of prevention...

 

I watched a documentary on this a couple years back... it's not really recent news.
What is horrific about it that the article linked above doesn't mention, is that it has been found that one type of bacteria can (and do) share this genetic resistance gene with bacteria of different types...outside the body.

That's a little frightening in that it seems almost...directed.
I mean, why would one form of bacteria (say MRSA, share genetic information on resistance with something completely different (say strep)???

It's as if they are "uniting" against us... or at least buddy-ing up with each other.

Sad part is that whether your are of concern or not... it only takes one good one at this point in human history and you won't have any trouble finding a spot at the truck stop.

 

A theory I created in the darker recesses of my deranged head says the the phenomenon of bacteria "sharing" genetic information is proof the the entire biosphere we live in is a self-regulating system, and we (humans) are overpopulating our niche in the system.

Or to put it plainly, there are simply too many of us, and Mother Nature is trying to find ways to cull the herd.

 

Nah, they're just pissed about the Lysol.

 

Bacteria has been evolving since day 1, they build up resistance to antibiotics to survive. This is old news, like REALLYYYYY old news. The problem is eventually we will run out of ideas. We been making new drugs over and over to combat this.

 

That is the scariest thing I've read on this site.

 

Unless you become a vegetarien you do take antibiotics.
The meatindustry is notorious for overuse off meds.

 

The story says the strongest antibiotic ever created was made 50 years ago,
This new generation of scientists is nothing but a bunch of Petri dish holders.