superbug
1 of 1noun/ˈsupərbʌɡ/
Forms:superbugs
1
a type or variety of bacteria or virus that has developed a resistance to multiple types of antibiotics or other treatments, making it difficult to control or eliminate
- Hospitals are struggling to control infections caused by superbugs.
- Scientists are researching new treatments to combat superbug infections.
- A deadly superbug outbreak spread rapidly across healthcare facilities.
- The rise of antibiotic misuse has led to the emergence of superbugs.
- Without new medications, superbugs could become a serious global health threat.
2
a strain of pest accidentally imported into Florida from the Middle East then spread to California where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettias
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