superbug
a type of bacteria
TRANSLATION
superbug = multiresistenter Keim superbug = Bakterien, die unempfindlich sind gegen die meisten Antibiotika --- GOOGLE INDEX superbug: approximately 700,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Close to real-time tracking of deadly SUPERBUGS such as MRSA promises to close down outbreaks faster and save lives.
(The Guardian)
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U.S. hospitals make strides in cutting SUPERBUG infections
(New York Daily News, article headline)
(The Guardian)
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U.S. hospitals make strides in cutting SUPERBUG infections
(New York Daily News, article headline)
Did you
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superbug
noun
- a type of bacteria that causes an illness that cannot be cured by antibiotics
(Cambridge Dictionary)
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Although a complicated process, the development of superbugs is simple to explain as this description from the U.S. National Institute of Health illustrates:
When used properly, antibiotics can help destroy disease-causing bacteria. But if you take an antibiotic when you have a viral infection like the flu, the drug won’t affect the viruses making you sick. Instead, it’ll destroy a wide variety of bacteria in your body, including some of the "good" bacteria that help you digest food, fight infection, and stay healthy.
Bacteria that are strong enough to survive the drug will have a chance to grow and quickly multiply. These drug-resistant strains may even spread to other people. Over time, if more and more people take antibiotics when not necessary, drug-resistant bacteria can continue to thrive and spread.
Trivia note: Super Bug is the colloquial term for a special version of the Volkswagen Beetle produced between 1971 and 1979. It featured special suspension, a longer wheelbase and more boot space because of the longer "nose."
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SYNONYMS
drug-resistant bacteria, multidrug-resistant bacteria, multiresistant bacteria, multiresistant organisms
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"A new class of antibiotics is proving effective in the fight against superbugs."
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Thanks to Ron for suggesting today's word!
noun
- a type of bacteria that causes an illness that cannot be cured by antibiotics
(Cambridge Dictionary)
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Although a complicated process, the development of superbugs is simple to explain as this description from the U.S. National Institute of Health illustrates:
When used properly, antibiotics can help destroy disease-causing bacteria. But if you take an antibiotic when you have a viral infection like the flu, the drug won’t affect the viruses making you sick. Instead, it’ll destroy a wide variety of bacteria in your body, including some of the "good" bacteria that help you digest food, fight infection, and stay healthy.
Bacteria that are strong enough to survive the drug will have a chance to grow and quickly multiply. These drug-resistant strains may even spread to other people. Over time, if more and more people take antibiotics when not necessary, drug-resistant bacteria can continue to thrive and spread.
Trivia note: Super Bug is the colloquial term for a special version of the Volkswagen Beetle produced between 1971 and 1979. It featured special suspension, a longer wheelbase and more boot space because of the longer "nose."
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SYNONYMS
drug-resistant bacteria, multidrug-resistant bacteria, multiresistant bacteria, multiresistant organisms
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"A new class of antibiotics is proving effective in the fight against superbugs."
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Thanks to Ron for suggesting today's word!
