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What is superbug?

Updated: 9/11/2023
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a superbug is a micro-organism that is resistant to most anti-biotics. the superbugs in recent history are imune to all anti-biotics,except one. it is the gene of the3 superbug that is resistant to the antibiotics. a tiny change in one gene or a mutation can turn a bacterial cell into a superbug. one single superbug on its own will not do much damage but if it reproduces rapidly then it could produce a large population of bacteria which are all resistant to antibiotics. superbugs can have an increased risk of being resistant to antibiotics when: A) people take antibiotics they do not really need B) people do not finish their full course of antibiotics

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