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Laura Piddock

Case of drug-resistant microbes are on the rise around the world, especially bacteria resistant to antibiotics. This map from the World Health Organization shows the proportion of cases of tuberculosis that are resistant to multiple drugs, based on the la

A World Health Organization report warns we’re moving toward a world where antibiotics don’t work

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Overuse of antibiotics may be driving us into a “post-antibiotic era,” in which common infections and minor injuries can kill us. We are already seeing a rise in resistant infections.Overuse of antibiotics may be driving us into a “post-antibiotic era,” in which common infections and minor injuries can kill us. We are already seeing a rise in resistant infections.