Example of Neisseria gonorrhea Bacteria, the cause of gonorrhea.Example: Alyssa Eckert / CDC Over the weekend, a particularly awful pair of words began Trending On social media: Super gonorrhea. That’s because the World Health Organization recently warned that the epidemic could help boost the development of antibiotics.Resistant bacteria, including bacteria …
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Despite concerns about antimicrobial resistance during epidemics, doctors use all their tools to help patients fight Covid-19, an early sign that their efforts are not greatly increased, a CDC official told Axios. Why it’s important: AMR is a growing problem, as the abuse or overuse of antibiotics creates resistant pathogens …
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