bacteria

bacteria

a type of very small organism that lives in air, earth, water, plants and animals, often one which causes a disease


Dr. Michael Fitzpatrick, General Practioner:But mercifully, this seems
to be a very rare infection, and there's no sign of it spreading with
any kind of rapidity. So, most people don't need to be unduly
concerned about it.

Lawrence McGinty, CNN International Correspondent:Indeed, scientists and
doctors have been waiting for it to happen. Air travel makes it almost
inevitable that new bugs and resistance to antibiotics spread more rapidly.

Lawrence McGinty, CNN International Correspondent:This one has been tracked to
hospitals in India, where health tourists from Britain have received kidney
transplants and other operations.

Lawrence McGinty, CNN International Correspondent:There are still two
effective antibiotics, but doctors say we have a ten year window to figure
out new ways of attacking the resistant bugs before they take a real grip.