Rapid Spread of ‘Nightmare Bacteria’ Triggers Alarm
In 2013, former CDC director Tom Frieden observed that there were rising cases of ‘nightmare bacteria’, a category of bacteria characterized by three deadly attributes; resistance to all or almost all antibiotics, high mortality levels, and their ability to spread antibiotic resistance to other types of bacteria. From this triple threat of these microbes, one can understand why they are described as ‘nightmare bacteria.’ Data shows that cases of these bacteria are increasing at an alarming rate in the U.S. Available statistics indicate that there has been a nearly 70% spike in incidences of nightmare bacteria in the years 2019-2023.…
