• Question: This might sound like a silly question but what are superbugs?

    Asked by katiemcgorryy to Aled on 12 Mar 2014.
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      Aled Roberts answered on 12 Mar 2014:

      Hi Katiemcgorry!

      There are no silly questions in science! Just ones that we don’t know the answers to!

      A superbug is a bacteria that is resistant to a wide range of antibiotics which make it really difficult to kill! You might have heard of MRSA! This is a particularly bad superbug as there aren’t many antibiotics left that can kill it as it has become resistant to so many!

      Hope that answers your question! If not, ask me more! 🙂

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