HEALTH Air pollution could be making antibiotic resistance worse
*on the rise 오름세의, 증가하는 Antibiotic-resistant infections are on the rise across the world. *culprit 장본인, 범인 A new study points to one surprising potential culprit for the spread of antibiotic resistance - air pollution. *give a refresher 되새김시키다, 다시 생각나게 하다 Can you give us a refresher on exactly what it is? *staph = Staphylococcus 포도상구균 *gonorrhea 임질 *souped-up 마력을 올린, (속도를 내도록) 개조한(made to be more powerful or go faster) Souped Up versions of TB or gonorrhea. They're also used on a gigantic scale in farming and aquaculture. So what is it that's ending up in the air? They leave behind a lot of resistant bacteria and deposit it in the soil in the waterways. The wind can kick up particles and aerosols, and the microbes catch a ride. But this new study basically looked at the correlation between the two. *correspond with 일치하다, 부합하다 Higher levels of particulate air pollution seem to correspond with higher levels of antimicrobial-resistant infections. *particulate 미립자의, 미립자로 된, 미세의 But that's not to say that the levels are the same everywhere.
*bear the burden 부담을 견디다, 고생을 참다 The study finds that much of Africa and South Asia seem to bear the highest burden from both the pollution and the drug-resistant infections. *bring down 줄이다, 낮추다 If you bring down the pollution, you might get this extra benefit of reducing the spread of superbugs.
New data suggest a connection between antibiotic resistance and particulate pollution the air we breathe.