We are in danger that can cancel a whole century of progress !!! Currently, doctors around the world are warning that antibiotic-resistant bacteria - so-called "super-bacteria" - pose such a threat to health that they could undo all the advances made in medical research for a century. Minor surgeries today could become extremely dangerous, because of the risk of infection with the super-bacteria, which would drastically reduce the survival chances of patients. • Annually, 33,000 Europeans die from these super-bacteria, according to a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. Dangerous bacteria, resistant to antibiotics, have been observed with increasing frequency in the last few years. What is antimicrobial resistance? As one might expect, the term describes increasing resistance of microorganisms to antimicrobial substances. In real terms this means that medicines such as antibiotics become ineffective. These resistant microbes are often called “superbugs” What are these superbugs? Critical stage: Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacteriaceae High stage: Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Helicobacter pylori, Campylobacter spp., Salmonellae, Neisseria gonorrhoeae Middle stage: Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Shigella spp Why is this such a big problem? Resistant bacteria are much harder to treat and victims have far worse outcomes. For example people with MRSA are 64 per cent more likely to die than people with a non-resistant strain of the bacterium Among the diseases which have growing antimicrobial resistant strains are: influenza, malaria, tuberculosis, HIV and more. Common surgeries would also become far riskier, as antibiotics reduce the risk of infection setting in What causes it? Antimicrobial resistance occurs naturally over time, as micro-organisms adapt and reproduce. However, the effect is vastly accelerated by overuse and misuse of antibiotic drugs. For example, when taken to treat a cold or used as a growth promoter in animals. What can be done? Resistance is a problem that can only be slowed by the appropriate and sparing use of the antimicrobial agents that we have. For medicine and science, this review is of major importance that could open new doors to research."Ashort-term investment to stop the surge of super-bacteria would save lives and money."