Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
LiveScience
LiveScience
Stephanie Pappas

10 of the deadliest superbugs that scientists are worried about

Color-enhanced scanning electron micrograph showing Salmonella Typhimurium (red) invading cultured human cells.

The advent of antibiotics turned many once life-threatening diseases into mild illnesses. Unfortunately, bacteria reproduce rapidly and adapt new gene sequences easily, making them well equipped to evolve resistance to lifesaving medicines, especially when antibiotics are overused or misused.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.