Michael Mosley Vs The SuperbugsDecember 11, 2017

For 70 years war has been waged against harmful bacteria using antibiotics. Bacteria are fighting back and today more and more bacterial infections are becoming resistant to antibiotics. Drug-resistant superbugs are spreading; not just MRSA, but also TB, pneumonia and e-coli. In Britain, hundreds are already dying of these infections - mainly the very young or the frail and elderly. Experts warn that unless the problem is solved, by 2050 there will be a massive health crisis with over 10 million people dying of resistant bacterial infection every year. Dr Michael Mosley goes in search of the causes of the crisis and new solutions to overcome it, and asks: have we caused the resistant superbug crisis by overusing antibiotics?

Michael Mosley Vs The Superbugs was broadcast on SBS ONE at Monday 18 February 2019, 10:40. This episode was initially placed on Monday 11 December 2017.