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NDM1: The Superbug More Threatening Globally Than Ebola?
America has a real fear of the unknown. Media agencies, government officials, and citizens tend to focus on fears and problems in other parts of the world instead of addressing issues and fears at home.
Take Ebola, for example. Is it a threat in America? Not really. A few people have come in contact with the disease and died, but the larger population is not at risk. There was a reported case in New York, one of the densest metropolises in America, and it was contained. America has a better healthcare system and is more prepared for an outbreak like Ebola than the affected countries in West Africa, where the disease has proliferated and become a real threat.
A far more concerning epidemic that can have real implications in America, however, is an Indian-born superbug called NDM1, which is almost untreatable by all known antibiotics.
Read More – http://www.doctorshealthpress.com/general-health/ndm1-superbug-more-threatening-than-ebola
