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Triple Threat: New Pneumonia Is Drug-Resistant, Deadly And Contagious

A newly detected type of Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteria (in red) has acquired genes that make it more deadly. Science Source hide caption

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Triple Threat: New Pneumonia Is Drug-Resistant, Deadly And Contagious

September 2, 2017 • When microbiologist Sheng Chen and his team sequenced the microbes found in the pneumonia infections, they were shocked at what they saw.

Drug-Resistant Malaria Turns Up In The U.K.

Malaria parasites, spread by a mosquito's bite, have started to adapt so the go-to drugs won't knock them out. Daniel Heuclin/Nature Picture Li/Getty Images/Nature Picture Libr hide caption

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Drug-Resistant Malaria Turns Up In The U.K.

January 31, 2017 • Artemisinin-based medications have long been the treatment of choice for malaria. But late in 2015, health officials in Britain came across a cluster of cases that refused to succumb to the drugs.

Germ Resistant To Antibiotic Of Last Resort Appears In U.S.

A Pennsylvania woman developed a urinary tract infection cased by Escherichia coli bacteria that were found to be resistant to colistin, an antibiotic that is seen as the last line of defense. Nature's Geometry/Science Source hide caption

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Germ Resistant To Antibiotic Of Last Resort Appears In U.S.

May 26, 2016 • The germs caused a urinary tract infection in a Pennsylvania woman that was difficult to treat. The bacteria were resistant to the drug often used as the last-ditch treatment, but another one worked.

Drug-Resistant Food Poisoning Lands In The U.S.

Shigella is a huge problem around the world. The bacteria infect about 100 million people each year and kill about 600,000. CDC/Science Source hide caption

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Drug-Resistant Food Poisoning Lands In The U.S.

April 2, 2015 • Travelers are bringing a nasty bacterial disease to the U.S. and spreading it to others. The bacteria cause bad diarrhea and are tough to treat because they're resistant to the top antibiotic.

Taking Antibiotics During Travel Fosters Drug-Resistant Germs

An employee of the drug company Apotex, examines some Ciprofloxacin at the plant in Canada. Cipro is commonly given to travelers for diarrhea. More than 20 million Cipro doses are prescribed each year in the U.S. Getty Images hide caption

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Taking Antibiotics During Travel Fosters Drug-Resistant Germs

January 23, 2015 • Many of us take antibiotics when we get tummy troubles in developing countries. Scientists say this opens the door for a dangerous visitor in the GI tract. These microbes can stick around for months.

Drug-Resistant Malaria Spreads Across Southeast Asia

Yonta, 6, rests with her sister Montra, 3, and brother Leakhena, 4 months, under a mosquito net in the Pailin province of Cambodia — an epicenter of drug-resistant malaria. Paula Bronstein/Getty Images hide caption

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Drug-Resistant Malaria Spreads Across Southeast Asia

August 5, 2014 • The most effective drug we have against malaria is losing its potency in Southeast Asia. Doctors can still cure most forms of the disease, but it takes longer and more medications.