Here are the 6 that are too strong for antibiotics to cure in the near future:
1. E. coli
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data, 210 people across 36 states have been infected with E. coli from the outbreak involving romaine lettuce this 2018. Of these cases, five deaths were reported. The Oxford Academic explained that E. coli causes life-threatening blood infections, and this is a major concern for those who contract the foodborne illness.
2. Syphilis
Syphilis is a sexually-transmitted disease (STD) that can be cured — but this could change in the future. There are two main strains of syphilis, and recent findings suggest that they are becoming resistant to antibiotics. The number of syphilis cases has been on the rise. It reportedly increased by 15% since 2013.
3. Typhoid
In 2016, there’s an epidemic in Pakistan which drug-resistant typhoid (spread through contaminated food or water), and at least 850 people in 14 districts were affected. This particular strain is known to be resistant to five different types of antibiotics.
4. Gonorrhea
According to CDC, gonorrhea (another sexually-transmitted disease) developed a resistance to antibiotics over time. Doctors had troubled to treat this disease since there are only a few antibiotics left that are well-tolerated and well-researched that can cure it. Gonorrhea also becomes prevalent in the US - almost 400,000 reported infections per year.
5. Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease is caused by bacteria, and it can be easily spread from person to person. TB is curable, but it could become resistant to antibiotics, making it very difficult to treat. If left untreated, this disease is deadly.
6. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
MRSA is a drug-resistant strain of the staph bacteria that kills almost 20,000 US citizens every year. MRSA is responsible for several difficult-to-treat infections in humans. Doctors do not prescribe antibiotics to treat MRSA since it’s proven to be totally ineffective with this particularly deadly strain.