{"id":56487,"date":"2018-09-08T08:48:06","date_gmt":"2018-09-08T08:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=56487"},"modified":"2018-09-08T08:48:06","modified_gmt":"2018-09-08T08:48:06","slug":"superbug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/superbug\/","title":{"rendered":"Superbug"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Question-What is \u2018Staphylococcus epidermidi<em>s<\/em>\u2019?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(a)Bacteria<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(b)Virus<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(c)Fungus<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(d)Parasites<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Answer-(a)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Related facts-<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Australian scientists said that\u00a0<strong>Staphylococcus epidermidis<\/strong> is a <strong>superbug<\/strong> <strong>resistant <\/strong>to all known antibiotics that can cause \u201csevere\u201d infections or even death and it is spreading undetected through hospital wards across the world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>About staphylococcus epidermidis<\/strong>&#8211;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>It is a Gram- positive bacterium and belonging to the genus <strong><em>staphylococcus<\/em><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It is found naturally on human skin and infects the people who have had prosthetic materials implanted.<\/li>\n<li>It is related to deadly MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) superbug.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>About superbugs<\/strong>&#8211;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>It is a strain of bacteria that has become resistant to antibiotic drugs.<\/li>\n<li>These strains can make a small change in DNA which is responsible for resistance to antibiotics.<\/li>\n<li>If a bacterium carries several resistance genes (through mutation and trading genetic material), it is called superbug or multi drug resistant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Recent developments in stopping antibiotic resistant<\/strong>&#8211;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>According to recent studies, experts said that nanotechnology will be helpful in checking antibiotic \u2013resistance bacteria.<\/li>\n<li>Scientists have developed light-activated nano-particles \u2014 each roughly 20,000 times smaller than the thickness of a single human hair and have shown in lab tests that these \u201cquantum dots\u201d are more than 90% effective in cleaning antibiotic-resistant germs like Salmonella and E.coli.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>References-<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/drug-resistant-superbug-spreading-in-hospitals-study\/article24857593.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/drug-resistant-superbug-spreading-in-hospitals-study\/article24857593.ece<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Staphylococcus_epidermidis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Staphylococcus_epidermidis<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2017\/10\/171004142650.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2017\/10\/171004142650.htm<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question-What is \u2018Staphylococcus epidermidis\u2019? (a)Bacteria (b)Virus (c)Fungus (d)Parasites Answer-(a) Related facts- Australian scientists said that\u00a0Staphylococcus epidermidis is a superbug resistant to all known antibiotics that can cause \u201csevere\u201d infections or even death and it is spreading undetected through hospital wards across the world. 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