Superbug infections are rising but deaths falling, CDC says

This 1971 microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria, which causes the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea. In a report released Wednesday, the CDC estimated about 36,000 Americans died from drug-resistant infections in 2017, down about 18 percent from an estimated 44,000 in 2013.
CDC via Associated Press
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