Where Resistance Spreads

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Resistant germs can spread between people, animals, and the environment, and can cause deadly infections. Stopping spread is a key action to protect people and slow development of antimicrobial resistance, along with preventing infections in the first place and improving antibiotic and antifungal use.

Learn more about five areas resistance emerges and spreads.

Healthcare Facilities

Healthcare Facilities

Germs can cause infections in patients receiving care for something else.

People in park

Your Community

Germs can make people sick through common activities.

Water discharged into river

Water & Soil

Antimicrobial resistance can develop and spread in the environment.

crops landing

Food Supply

Germs can get into the food supply and make people sick.

Travel landing - Woman traveling by plane wearing a facemask

Around the World

Resistance can emerge and spread with remarkable speed between continents.

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Page last reviewed: December 13, 2021
Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP)