The Truth Behind the New NDM-1 Superbug

Superbugs have always made a global news because of the impact they have on human health. Recently a new Asian superbug has been making news after many health agencies in the United Kingdom have revealed more information about it. Interestingly, the bug is named after the capital city of India and NDM-1 stands for New Delhi Metallo-Beta-Lactamase 1, a kind of gene which is normally found in different bacteria. However, the main reason why this superbug has been receiving a global attention is because this gene can produced an enzyme that makes most of the antibiotics ineffective.

Medical experts say that NDM-1 superbug contains enzyme called as carbapenemase which can make even the most powerful antibiotics like carbepenum ineffective due to which several medical communities across the world have raised concerns over this Asian superbug. As per the records, there is no antibiotic available for the cure of this NMD-1 superbug and therefore precautions like washing hands regularly and keeping the environment clean is the only way to tackle the problem.

The gene was first founded by Young and team and they have named the gene after the capital city of India as most of the patients who have been infected by this superbug are from Indian origin. There are many European citizens who have also been affected with this superbug and as per the records many of them had undergone cosmetic surgeries in India and Pakistan. The Health Protection Agency (HPA), UK have already spread the news as a precautionary measure to alert all the citizens globally. However, the medical fraternity in India have strongly protested against the UK warning claiming it to be baseless and rubbish.