• Question: Whats the worst bacteria.

    Asked by anon-210647 to Reka, Laura, Gemma on 1 Feb 2019.
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      Laura Nolan answered on 1 Feb 2019:


      I think the worst bacteria are bacteria that are resistant to many different antibiotics (so they are not killed by antibiotics). They are the worst because if someone gets infected with one of these kind of bacteria then there are often very few or no options that we could use to kill the bacteria to treat the infection. There are a number of different kinds of bacteria now that are resistant to all known antibiotics. So it’s a really big problem that is only becoming worse – that’s why there are so many scientists who are working really hard to try and find a solution!

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