Question

1. What is a "superbug". Name a superbug. 2. How did we end up with these in our healthcare systems? 3. How are they treated?

Answer 1

1. a strain of bacteria that has become resistant to antibiotic drugs.

an insect that is difficult to control or eradicate, especially because it has become immune to insecticides.

2. Superbugs are known by names such as: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Clostridium difficile (C.Diff) Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) and Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP)

3. a naturally occurring bacteria. It's part of the same family of bacteria as Escherichia coli (E. coli) and is found in human intestines. Normally, these bugs don't cause trouble. But, when they're somehow transmitted to other parts of the body - such as the blood or other organs - the bacteria can cause serious infections and death.

4. Antibiotics

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