Can we finally get rid of superbugs? Or will the bugs just develop a resistance to the quantum dots? Will we elimite any more diseases like smallpox? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...perbug-infections_us_569eb601e4b00f3e98634e5b Tiny Quantum Dots May Spell Doom For Deadly Superbug Infections Scientists say the light-activated nanoparticles wipe out infectious bacteria without harming healthy cells 01/20/2016 02:49 pm ET David Freeman Senior Science Editor, The Huffington Post ILEXX VIA GETTY IMAGES Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterium responsible for several difficult-to-treat infections in humans. Does nanotechnology hold the key to stopping antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the deadly infections they cause? Scientists in Colorado think it just might. They've developed light-activated nanoparticles -- each roughly 20,000 times smaller than the thickness of a single human hair -- and shown in lab tests that these "quantum dots" are more than 90 percent effective at wiping out antibiotic-resistant germs like Salmonella, E. coli and Staphylococcus. "In our study, we tailored these quantum dots so they can selectively kill these 'superbugs' without affecting other host mammalian cells (or human cells)," Dr. Prashant Nagpal, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder and a leader of the research, told The Huffington Post in an email. "This means, after more careful clinical trials, we can simply administer these dots to patients with infections and it can cure the infection without potential effects (or side effects) for healthy host cells." If Nagpal is right, that would be a very big deal.
Some infections will mutate faster than you can program these nano-dots, and some of these infections make room for a whole host of other bacteria to join in. It may help in some cases, but MRSA is a nasty, nasty situation in some cases like post-surgery.
Superbug new to the U.S. found... Mutant Superbug Has Been Discovered In The U.S. 05/27/2016 - The infection resists the treatment of last resort, meaning "the medicine cabinet is empty for some patients," the CDC director said. See also: 'Nightmare Bacteria' Superbug Found for First Time in U.S May 27 2016 - A drug-resistant "superbug" that doctors have been dreading has shown up in the U.S. for the first time, researchers reported Thursday.
These "news" are from January. No new findings in four months. OK, we'll wait for confirmation a bit more.
I blame OBAMA and the Vast Left Wing Conspiracy for doing this to the U.S., in order to kill off "Da Wite Mens".
Mutation is the name of the game... How 'Superbugs' Become Super May 27, 2016 - News of antibiotic-resistant 'superbug' found in US makes waves, but how did we get here? How do bacteria develop resistance to entire arsenals of antibiotics? See also: First Drug-resistant Bacteria Case in US Is Not First in World May 27, 2016 - Untreatable bacterial infections often are caused by too-frequent use of antibiotics; one experts says prescribing practices should be reviewed
U.S. bows to pharma pressure to help with superbugs... US to establish lab network for combating 'superbugs' May 31, 2016 | Washington (AFP) - US authorities said they are establishing a network of labs that can respond quickly to antibiotic-resistant "superbugs," following America's first human case of a dangerous strain of E. coli.
Superbugs Threaten Global Physical & Financial Health... Report: Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria Threaten Global Physical & Financial Health 20 Sept.`16 - The growing number of "superbug" infections could push 28 million people into extreme poverty, hurt the economy as badly at the 2008 financial crisis, make health care costs soar, damage livestock production and cost millions of human lives by 2050 unless there is prompt, effective and sustained action.
Mebbe Hillary been coughin' `cause she got a superbug... Global pledge to stamp out drug-resistant infections Tue, 20 Sep 2016 - The 193 countries of the United Nations are to sign a landmark declaration to rid the world of drug-resistant infections or superbugs.
I sure hope medical science has some options on the horizon now that we've abused antibiotics to the point of them becoming ineffective.
Granny says, "Dat's right - it's dat end time plague - we all gonna die... Superbug infections found in China Sun, Jan 29, 2017 - LAST RESORT: About 1 percent of a study of 17,000 samples from people infected with common bacteria were found to be resistant to colistin, the last option in antibiotics
'Superbugs' Threatening Global Malaria Control... Study: 'Superbugs' Threatening Global Malaria Control February 01, 2017 | Malaria-resistant "superbugs" are emerging in Southeast Asia, threatening worldwide control efforts, according to the authors of a new study. See also: British Scientists: Drug-resistant Malaria Cases A Warning For Africa February 01, 2017 Four British citizens who caught malaria while travelling in Africa have shown apparent resistance to the main drug used to treat the disease, according to researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Scientists say the discovery should act as a warning for Africa, where the drug has played a key role in sharply reducing mortality rates from malaria.