The Stubborn Germs That are Getting the Upper Hand

Send a text What kills more people than HIV or malaria? What threatens anybody on the planet – and not just people, but animals, too? It’s antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the formal name for drug-resistant superbugs. These include bacteria that defy the effects of antibiotics, viruses that thrive in the face of antiviral drugs, and fungi that are immune to antifungal treatments. Each year, an estimated 7.7 million deaths are caused by bacterial infections, and nearly 5 million of these deaths...