MRSA Superbugs Spurred by Antibiotics Use in the 1960s
A recent study has concluded that the emergence of MRSA superbugs has been caused by the widespread use of synthetic antibiotic drugs that started in the 1960s.
Scientists analyzed 63 samples of MRSA responsible for a large percentage of superbug outbreaks in hospitals globally. They identified a pattern of mutations that shows the superbug’s tendency to develop resistance to antibiotics. The scientists were able to narrow down the origins of the strain and traced it back to 1960s in Europe. This was a time when antibiotic use was just beginning to rise up in mainstream medicine.
The rise of deadly superbugs like MRSA highlights the overuse of antibiotics as the culprit. Many studies have concluded that synthetic antibiotic is increasing the growth of bacterial mutations.
