Fight Superbugs !

Superbugs ! Lets fight Superbugs! Blog started by a ninth grader from Princeton New Jersey USA for spreading the awareness of this global health emergency called "SUPERBUGS".This blog is all about superbugs - Bacteria who have outsmarted all our available antibiotics so far. I will keep writing about all things related to Superbugs like MRSA, bacteria, NDM-1, infection, antibiotic-resistant, multi-drug-resistant. This humanity crisis needs urgent attention before it is too late.

Antimicrobial resistance and One Health - Linking Human, Animal and Ecosystem Health !

Ishani Ranjan 5:06 AM

Antimicrobial resistance is a complex, multifaceted and urgent global health problem. The threat of superbugs is a global problem that requires collective wisdom, cooperation and collaboration across all sectors. This multidisciplinary approach of One Health is the most appropriate means to address the challenges of these superbugs.

Finger-pointing and blame game between human doctors, farmers and meat producers on overusing of antibiotics is not going to resolve this issue quickly. We are running against the time here. Latest scientific data and insights are giving us hints on how to get to the root causes.
As Laura very rightly summarizes in two words - we need a “One Health” approach !

A very insightful article by Laura H. Kahn, author of the book - One Health and the Politics of Antimicrobial Resistance

http://thebulletin.org/getting-root-causes-antimicrobial-resistance10536