How to stop superbugs from killing 10 million people a year

By Meera Senthilingam, Special to CNN

Updated 1704 GMT (0104 HKT) May 23, 2016

Experts warn that a global health crisis is on the horizon as drugs available for once treatable diseases are losing their edge. The bacteria, viruses and parasites behind diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria and gonorrhea are fighting back by developing resistance to our arsenal of pharmaceuticals.<br /><br />With the World Health Organization saying that we could be heading to a "post-antibiotic age," what infections are becoming a concern?<br /><br />Report by <strong>Meera Senthilingam</strong>
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Experts warn that a global health crisis is on the horizon as drugs available for once treatable diseases are losing their edge. The bacteria, viruses and parasites behind diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria and gonorrhea are fighting back by developing resistance to our arsenal of pharmaceuticals.

With the World Health Organization saying that we could be heading to a "post-antibiotic age," what infections are becoming a concern?

Report by Meera Senthilingam
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