Antimicrobial resistance or shark attacks: what’s taking more lives? Across the world, microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites) are becoming resistant to the very drugs used to fight them, in animals and humans. This is antimicrobial resistance or AMR. When these pathogens no longer respond to medicines, they turn into “superbugs”, making infections harder and sometimes impossible to treat. Antimicrobial resistance is greatly accelerated by the improper use and misuse of antimicro