Thursday, August 12, 2010

Careful, Super Bacteria Threaten World Health

Careful, Super Bacteria Threaten World HealthBritish medical experts warn, there is a new bacteria that threaten human life. It belongs to the super bacteria resistant to antibiotics because even the most powerful. Later, these bacteria have been found in a some of hospitals in England.

As quoted from the BBC, medical experts also explained, the bacteria that can make an enzyme called NDM-1 was taken by NHS patients who previously flew overseas to India and Pakistan to conduct cosmetic surgical procedures.

Although it was only discovered about 50 cases in the UK, experts fear these bacteria will spread globally. For handling, it takes a more control as well and new drugs.

Similar infections have been found in the U.S., Canada, Australia and the Netherlands. No wonder then that international investigators say that the NDM-1 could be a major threat to global health. Currently, the bacterial infection had spread from one patient to another hospital in the UK.