Mutating Drug-Resistant Infections Threaten Humanity
A new microscopic, drug-resistant strain of the Staphylococcus aureus microbe known as CC398 was the subject of of a recent genetic study getting lots of attention. The rapid spread of this frightening infection, which has been shown to be highly communicable on farms between pigs and humans, is the latest in an alarming series of discoveries.
University at Buffalo researchers have raised the alert over mutating and hypervirulent strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae. Say the scientists:
Infections due to highly resistant bacteria are becoming increasingly problematic. We are continually threatened by a ‘post-antibiotic’ era. The combination of a bacterium that is both highly virulent and resistant to antimicrobials is double-trouble.
With 7 billion people causing their own infection on Earth, we are entering into a world where pandemic megadeaths are not an if but when. Given all we know of infectious disease, scientists are frankly stunned such a catastrophic health disaster has yet to befall the modern world. Make sure you visit pandemicflu.gov to at least get the basics on being prepared.
Zac Shaw
Zac Shaw is an end times analyst in New York. When not weighing in on the disastrous news of the day, he is one half of apocalyptic indie-core duo Dead Unicorn and runs the Music for End Times record label with bandmate Paul Heath.
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