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Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams and her colleagues are in danger. They successfully docked the spacecraft with the International Space Station (ISS) on June 6, but now Sunita and her 8 crew members are facing a new problem. There is a threat of a superbug inside the ISS. Scientists say that it is a very powerful bacteria called Enterobacter bugandensis.
Bacteria have evolved in space
The superbug has evolved and become more powerful in the closed environment of the space station. The worrying thing is that even medicines are not having any effect on them. These bacteria can enter the body through the breath and infect the entire respiratory system.
I am worried about superbugs
Indian-origin NASA colleague Sunita and her colleagues arrived at the ISS on June 6 in a Boeing Starliner spacecraft. All of them will spend a week here. During this time they will assist in various tests and conduct scientific experiments in space. The 7 other crew members have been living on the ISS for a long time, usually the concerns of the space station are space debris and meteorites, but now superbugs have become a matter of greater concern.
Know how dangerous is superbug
Regarding the presence of superbugs in the ISS, NASA said that this bacteria called Enterobacter bugandensis is not affected by many medicines, 13 sub-variants of which were recently isolated on the International Space Station. These bacteria are different from the bacteria found on Earth. NASA scientists have told many things about this superbug. He said that life is not easy for anyone in the ISS. People present here have to face health problems due to which their immunity becomes less than that of the Earth. It can be said that these superbugs present in the ISS can be a big challenge. Due to which they may have to face a lot of trouble.