Six things to know about the global superbug crisis - in charts
By Rob Minto The global superbug crisis is a complicated, long-term problem. The video below explains how it starts, spreads and its impact. But there are many other - sometimes surprising - aspects to this crisis. There is one key way in which superbugs start. Whether it is in animals or humans, the initial point is where antibiotics kill off drug-susceptible bacteria, leaving drug-resistant bacteria to multiply. These bacteria contain drug-resistant genes. It is the spread of bacteria among both animal and human populations that then creates superbugs. These superbugs don't respond to our available antibiotics. The end result is that many standard procedures - from caesarean sections to chemotherapy - may become too risky to undertake. It is projected that millions of people may die of what were once treatable infections. The Global Superbug Crisis explained 1) Humans aren't the biggest problem Although overuse of antibiotics in the human population...