superbug

IPA: sˈupɝbʌg

(informal) A strain of bacteria that is resistant to many antibiotics (e.g., MDR, XDR).
(informal) Any pathogen resistant to many, even all, of the biocides or other agents used to treat similar pathogens.
(US) An invasive insect, Bemisia tabaci, that is a major pest of vegetable crops, both directly and as a virus vector.

Examples of "superbug" in Sentences

MELISSA BLOCK, host: A so-called superbug has made its way to this country from India.
They were victims of a scary "superbug" - a bacterial staph infection for which there is now no known cure.
So some very tough feelings out here about the death of this young man from what is now being called the superbug -- Don.
HARRIS: You know, we have been hearing a lot about the so-called superbug this week with deaths reported in Virginia and Georgia.
This idea that you can actually take gator blood, it could possibly use in some way to treat burns, ulcerations, even what is known as the superbug, MRSA.
Medical experts attribute the emergence of the so-called superbug to three factors: the indiscriminate use of antibiotics; patients failing to use all their prescribed antibiotics; and the use of antibiotics in animal feed.
CHETRY: Well after Brazilian supermodel was killed by an infection now known as the superbug, there are new concerns about this drug-resistant bacteria, how common is it, and if you wind up in a hospital, could you be in danger of catching an infection like this as well?