Superbug scare - how to fight the superbug, which is resistant to powerful antibiotics? We believe the answer is still in a powerful, robust Immune system.

We are again reminded of the importance of a strong immune system to fight infections, with the discovery of another superbug. Consider how a gene causes bacterium to create an enzyme which destroys powerful antibiotics.

The drug-resistant "superbug" originated from South Asia has caused the death of a Belgian man.

The superbug is a critical bacteria and presently there is not much known about it.

In the study in the British medical journal "The Lancet Infectious Diseases" said a new antibiotic-resistant enzyme had emerged in India, Pakistan and Britain. Medical tourism may be helping to it to spread internationally.

The enzyme, is named New Delhi metallo-beta lactamase (NDM-1), and may lead to fatal multiple organ failure. Published reports gave examples of surgery as a way that the gene could be transferred from humans to a bacteria.

The Lancet report, based on laboratory studies in the three countries, reported that the superbug may have originated in India.

The Belgian victim was infected by the bacteria receiving treatment in Pakistan and died in June.

The enzyme was found in bacteria such as E.coli, which can result in urinary tract and respiratory infections. The gene can easily jump from one bacterium to another.

Medical experts fear the new bug is resistant to almost all antibiotics and there are none in development which can combat it.

The new bug is even resistant to the class of antibiotics known as Carbapenems normally reserved for use when all other antibiotics have failed.

The bacteria containing the NDM-1 gene had been found in 37 Britons who had received medical treatment in South Asia, while three cases have been reported in Australia.

Belgian hospitals have stepped up vigilance against the bug, particularly among patients who have been hospitalised overseas, several hospitals said.

Help for a friend? Long periods and superbug?
my friend has the superbug and has had it for a little over a year I think anyways she's had her period for like 3 weeks, could they be related? Is this serious?

What type of organism is a superbug?

Can anybody tell me about MSSA. A not so well known superbug?
I understand it can attack the heart & lungs but know very little else

Where did the superbug gene came from?
please answer i want to know how where whatdid it come from an object, experiment or what?

Is common cold linked to superbug?
i have headache,a little cough and blocked nose,all of which are symptoms of common cold...but can it be superbug?

Is there any truth in the new u.k superbug?
im talking about the antibiotic resistant suoerbug from asia. and also what are the symptoms or is there a spectrum of symptoms?

MRSA, the superbug, what do you think?
How serious do you perceive the problem of bacteria that is resistant to certain antibiotics in the world today?

The NHS paid £5 million to Leslie Ash for her catching a superbug; have there been any similar payouts to?
non famous patients who caught it?

What is this so called superbug?
and why can't antibacterial soap even harm this bacteria? or if it even is oneand where did it come from?

Is the new superbug which no medicine can stop be the end of the world?


Is it possible for the world to stop the ndm-1 superbug?


Do people tend to over-react to the idea of a superbug?
I just read this article about these new superbugs resistant to antibiotics that are rising. As I read I imagined this sort of apocalyptic scene with these superbugs killing everyone off.Then I realized, they're only resistant to antibiotics. Antibiotics have been around for less than a century, but civilization managed to get by before that. So do people overreact when they hear the word superbug? Or is there something more to it that we should be afraid of?

The WHO has endorsed The Lancet's study on the 'Delhi superbug'.Is it time to be cautious than to fight onname?
The WHO has endorsed The Lancet's study on the 'Delhi superbug'. Is it time to be cautious instead of fighting over a name ???

Should I be worrying about the Superbug?
So i recently found out about this new superbug that's been going around in India and in the UK. This has been getting me worried. It may sound strange, but i can't concentrate on my work or enjoy myself because i'm to busy thinking of this flu. I live in Canada and it says that there has been a few cases of it here. I just need to know if i'm thinking to much about it or if i shouldn't worry. I just need some reassurance.

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