220 cases of “nightmare bacteria” with antiobiotic-resistant genes recorded in 27 states

Antibiotic resistance has been an issue for years now but is still being taken too lightly by many. According to recent findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 220 cases of “nightmare bacteria” have been found in 27 states across the U.S. These bacteria reportedly have special genes that make them either virtually untreatable, or allow them to spread antibiotic resistance.

The current mortality rate of 23,000 Americans dying every year from antibiotic resistance may just dramatically increase as these nightmare bacteria are impossible to kill by most, if not all, existing pharmaceutical antibiotics.

According to the CDC’s 2017 study, one out of four germs is able to spread its resistance to other germs while one in 10 symptomless persons carry an unusual germ making them a silent carrier of these hard-to-treat bacteria. What’s even more alarming is how these bacteria continue to grow and develop while research centers are falling behind in trying to come up with more aggressive cures.