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Superbugs are in the air: People are breathing in antibiotic resistant genes in major cities around the world, reveal scientists
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[quote:Isis One:MV8zODg1MzQ5XzY5OTk2Nzk4X0NGRTg2NkJC] [quote:Probable Cause:MV8zODg1MzQ5XzY5OTk2NzUxXzFBODE5MTEz] [quote:Isis One:MV8zODg1MzQ5XzY5OTk2NzE5XzcwMzZEQzI1] Viral phages will be the next drugs. They inject their dna into the bad bacteria and kill it. Russia making lots of headway in this regard. [/quote] I honestly think we need to step back and reassess everything. If we have a bacteria infection problem, why not boost the immune system? We need to give our bodies the ammunition it needs. It is this progression of things that ends up going Frankenstein just like this liberal society. We need to know when to stop. [/quote] Oh, absolutely agree. That's a bit longer term solution. [/quote]
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The genes which cause bacteria to become immune to medication – antibiotic resistant genes (ARGs) – are able to move between different bacteria and also from bacteria into the environment, experts say.
And research by the American Chemical Society revealed scientists have found the airborne genes in farms and parks in America.
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Antibiotic resistance is a spreading global problem which means once easily-treatable infections could become superbugs that cannot be cured.
Figures estimate these superbugs – which develop from people overusing or wrongly using antibiotics – will kill 10 million people a year by 2050.
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The World Health Organisation has warned the world could enter a 'post-antibiotic' era in which medicines no longer work as bacteria become tougher and tougher.
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That is pretty bleak.
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