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The article presents the author's views over concerns regarding prevalence of superbugs along with infections introduced by them. Topics discussed include observation of an increase in drug resistant infections transmitted by microorganisms that leads to mortality; analysis of Black Death plague infections that leads to death of several persons along with different strains of drug-resistant bacteria as Klebsiella pneumoniae; and recommendation for hand washing and usage of skin sanitizer.

The author discusses outbreaks of a drug-resistant germ known as carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella (CRK) in the U.S. and argues that the technology exists to contain the drug if medical facilities are willing to utilize it.

The article describes an outbreak of Klebsiella pneumonia at the U.S. National Institute of Health's research hospital that killed six patients in 2011, and discusses how investigators used gene sequencing to track the bug's transmission and eventually contain it.