COVID Induced Disruptions May Lead to the Return of Measles
We witnessed how COVID-19 paved way to other diseases that were otherwise preventable like measles
All that happened is due to the influence of some superbugs like coronavirus
A superbug is a microorganism which doesn’t give many solutions when it comes to the treatment
And so, it is often found resistant to multiple classes of antifungals, antivirals, or antibiotics
Superbugs are really dangerous as they leave no treatment options for doctors
We also witnessed how most antibiotics failed to pose their effects for which they were designed
They lost their resistance to ease infections
But with the improvement in medical science there is an increase in the geriatric population
Most of the time, we have seen that the elderly population is quite vulnerable as they have weaker defense systems
And this has led to the resurgence of vaccine preventable diseases like measles
These stimulate microorganisms to not only mutate but also more evasive,transmissible, and virulent
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