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superbug

[soo-per-buhg]
noun Informal.
  1. a pathogenic bacterium that has developed immunity to antibiotics, or an insect that has developed immunity to insecticides.
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Contemporary Examples of superbug

  • Our visionary scientists have found the Achilles heel of yet another enemy of the State—the Superbug!

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    The Fake Superbug Cure

    Kent Sepkowitz

    June 21, 2014

British Dictionary definitions for superbug

superbug

noun
  1. informal an infective microorganism that has become resistant to antibiotics
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superbug in Medicine

superbug

[sōō′pər-bŭg′]
n.
  1. Any of various disease-causing bacteria that develop a resistance to drugs normally used to control or eradicate them.
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