Wednesday, September 15, 2010

3 U.S. states and Canada a "super bacteria"


According to reports, the United States within the three states found three cases of infection. It is reported that three patients had been to India, where 2 people in the local medical services, and the remaining 1 is itself sick, to rely on the catheter. Three patients are not life threatening, but unknown what kind of treatment they received.

Canada also appears 2 infection "superbugs" cases, doctors use a mixture of antibiotics.

Reported that, at present, Britain has more than 70 people infected with the NDM-1 "super bacteria", the number of infections in India and Pakistan and more than 170 people. (New), Chengdu Evening News reported on the 13th, according to U.S. media reports, three states recently discovered in the United States infected with the new "superbugs," the patients, their body variant of the "super bacteria" almost all antibiotics are "bulletproof."

..A pandemic is only a matter of time

Recently several patients in the treatment of the United States, doctors found that antibiotics can not kill the normal bacteria in their bodies, even those "last resort at the last moment before a doctor may prescribe antibiotics that have a strong effect", also on the human body bacteria helpless. Eventually, doctors discovered that the bacteria in their bodies are "superbugs" by the "infection" will become so powerful.

Scientists say the ability of drug-resistant bacteria has been enhanced, and human aspects of the discovery of more antibiotics has been no breakthrough, "superbugs," a pandemic is only a matter of time. For the growing "superbug" crisis, the medical profession has not developed the fundamental methods of treatment can only remind people wash their hands frequently engage in health, but also to remind doctors and patients to the proper use of antibiotics, the condition of patients given appropriate doses and types of antibiotics, do not abuse antibiotics.



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