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Superbug
01
a type or variety of bacteria or virus that has developed a resistance to multiple types of antibiotics or other treatments, making it difficult to control or eliminate
Examples
Hospitals are struggling to control infections caused by superbugs.
Scientists are researching new treatments to combat superbug infections.
02
a strain of pest accidentally imported into Florida from the Middle East then spread to California where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettias
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