Why are superbugs dangerous?

Answer 1

MRSA (methicillin-resistant staph aureus) infections are dangerous because they are potentially deadly and are resistant to the antibiotic methicillin and are becoming resistant to vancomycin.

In the United States alone it is estimated that over 60,000 people a year die of MRSA and it is becoming harder to treat with conventional antibiotics. The bacteria continues to mutate faster than we can develop drugs to treat it.

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Answer 2

Prior to WWII, many people died from very ordinary bacterial infections. The development of penicillian changed the outcome from infections like pnemonia, bronchitis, urinary infections, skin and wound infections, and prevented cross-over to blood infections. Scientists set a fast track after the 1950s to develop other types of antibiotics specific to different bacteria. We now have a wide range of antibiotics, but each belong to a specific "family". Each "family" of antibiotics only works against certain bacteria.

One of the problems with antibiotics has been, historically, over-prescribing. Naturally, anyone with any symptom wanted to feel better--fast. People often demanded--and got--prescriptions but actually had non-bacterial infections. Antibiotics only work against bacteria, but not against viruses, such as the common cold. As a result of over-prescribing, "bugs" became resistant. While "drug A" had certain ingredients to fight "Bacteria A", as people took more and more of "drug A", then "bacteria A" kept evolving and changing to defend against the antibiotic. Therefore, a drug designed to be effective became ineffective.

Superbugs aren't really as much "super" as they are "more resistant". Scientists have difficulty designing more potent antibiotics because all drugs have the potential to cause side effects and even death from side effects. For example, if "Drug A" causes diarrhea in 50% of all people, people will be much more reluctant to take a more potent version of "Drug A". And, if "a newer Potent Drug A" causes throat swelling and respiratory distress in 90% of people, then all of that 90% are at risk of dying from anaphylactic shock.

Most people don't understand the body's immune system. Everytime we put something foreign in our bodies, including drugs, it triggers an immune reaction. A person can take "drug A" once and have a reaction. But, most people can take "Drug A" more times with no negative reactions. However, EACH time ANY med is taken, it raises the risk of having "a" reaction, and a much more serious reaction. Anaphylactic Shock is the most serious reaction, which can cause death if not immediately treated.

So, as bacteria become more resistant, medicine can offer no new drug to fight the bacteria. The current antibiotics can't control the infection. We can't make drugs potent enough to fight the higher-resistant bugs. Therefore, the "superbug" keeps multiplying in the body, until it overwhelms the body's own defenses. The end result? Deaths, just as we had before WWII. Except, the difference between pre-WWI and bacteria now, is that the bugs have learned very well how we create our drugs. They've learned and have become stronger, creating their own defenses against anything we try. The result? Even more illness and deaths.

Answer 3

MRSA is a superbug because it is resistant to antibiotics.

Answer 4

Because they are bugs that are super.

Answer 5

Because they get spred very easy.

Answer 6

They are infectious and resist most medications and antibacterial