Very Fun Study Finds 1 in 3 Overseas Travelers Will Pick Up Drug-Resistant Bacteria
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If the rising sea levels, catastrophic storms, and CGI brand ambassadors don’t kill us, there’s always the drug-resistant bacteria, which are now so prevalent around the world that a study says one in 3 international travelers will come home harboring lethal little superbugs. Hahaha! It is so very fun to be alive!
On Sunday night, 60 Minutes spoke to both researchers studying antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the unsuspecting human bodies that harbor(ed) them. The segment confirmed what scientists have been saying for some time now: we’ve long been overusing antibiotics, and as a result, the bacteria are getting smarter, turning into miscroscopic mutant X-Bugs whose super powers permit them to evade the common drugs used to wipe them out.