One of the greatest threats that humans will face in the future comes from the innovations we have made. The use of antibiotics have created super bugs, which is bacteria resistant to any sort of medicine. The World Health Orginization warns of this, and they are looking for ways to combat it.

Key Takeaways:

• New medicines are needed to fight superbugs.
• Research into “a much smaller range of bacteria” is urgently needed.
• Prevention, the appropriate use of antibiotics and surveillance are all necessary as part of a coordinated approach, she said.

“The World Health Organization announced its first list of antibiotic-resistant “priority pathogens” on Monday, detailing 12 families of bacteria that agency experts say pose the greatest threat to human health and kill millions of people every year.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2017/02/27/these-12-superbugs-pose-the-greatest-threat-to-human-health-who-says/