Infection rates from drug-resistant "nightmare bacteria" have surged nearly 70% between 2019 and 2023, according to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The increase is primarily driven by bacteria carrying the NDM gene, which are challenging to treat. Only two antibiotics are effective against these infections, and both are costly and must be administered intravenously.

The bacteria, once considered exotic and linked to international travel, have seen a fivefold increase in U.S. cases in recent years. "The rise of NDMs in the U.S. is a grave danger and very worrisome," said David Weiss , an infectious diseases researcher at Emory University, in an email to the Associated Press . The CDC scientists noted that many individuals might unknowi

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