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The World Health Organization (WHO) has [warmed / warned] about the spread of superbugs that are [resistant / resist] to drugs. The WHO said researchers tested [much / many] bugs in laboratories. The researchers said 1 in 6 (around 17 per cent) [of / on] the bugs they tested was drug-resistant. The antibiotics did not [kill / die] the bacteria. Many of the drugs have been life-saving for [many / any] years. This could bring new [risky / risks] to our health. Cuts and common infections could be deadly in the future because the antibiotics will no [shorter / longer] kill bacteria. The WHO said: "These findings are deeply [concern / concerning] ." It added: "As antibiotic resistance continues to rise...we're putting lives [on / at] risk."

The WHO conducted a large study [in / on] superbugs. It looked at data from [over / more] 100 countries. Drug resistance is highest in Southeast Asian and Eastern Mediterranean [country / countries] . There, 1 in 3 reported infections was resistant. In Africa, 1 in 5 infections was resistant. The study [find / found] that bugs were becoming drug-resistant faster [than / what] researchers could create new drugs. More and more bugs are becoming resistant to modern [medics / medicines] . The WHO said between 2018 and 2023, drug resistance increased [on / in] over 40 per cent of the bacteria it tested. An [additional / add] worry is that there is not enough testing being [done / doing] to create new, effective drugs. The WHO said this will be a big "future [threat / treat] ".