Rise of the Superbugs

Antibiotic overuse is a major threat to public health, and after watching the documentary Rise of the Superbugs, you’ll understand exactly why.

Diseases that were deadly prior to the invention of modern-day antibiotics are now coming back with a vengeance, having developed resistance to these once foolproof treatments.

First it was MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), once rare but now far too commonplace in medical settings, but now antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections like multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB), meningitis and others are spreading around the globe.

Rise of the Superbugs - Public health documentary