CDC Warns Drug Resistant Stomach Bug Could Be ‘Serious Health Threat’

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The drug resistant stomach bug the CDC warned about earlier this week, is spreading rapidly around the world. The federal agency says that the shigella bacteria could potentially be a serious health threat to the general public. It's an infection that can be spread through Food surfaces and sexual intercourse. Medical experts say the bacteria has mutated to outsmart most antibiotics antibiotics now, according to the CDC, the schedule a calls us an estimated 450,000 infections in the United States each year.