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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(informal) A strain of bacteria that is resistant to many antibiotics (e.g., MDR, XDR)..
But now we’re seeing increasing numbers of superbugs that survive antibiotics. One of the best-known [is] MRSA, a kind of staph infection [that] kills about 18,000 Americans annually. That’s more than die of AIDS.
Use superbug when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Superbug means (informal) A strain of bacteria that is resistant to many antibiotics (e.g., MDR, XDR)..
Common synonyms include silverleaf whitefly, bemisia tabaci, poinsettia strain.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
But now we’re seeing increasing numbers of superbugs that survive antibiotics. One of the best-known [is] MRSA, a kind of staph infection [that] kills about 18,000 Americans annually. That’s more than die of AIDS.
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