" The WHO warns, “This serious threat is no longer a prediction for the future; it is happening right now in every region of the world and has the potential to affect anyone, of any age, in any country. Antibiotic resistance—when bacteria change so antibiotics no longer work in people who need them to treat infections—is now a major threat to public health. "

― Richard A. Clarke , Warnings: Finding Cassandras to Stop Catastrophes