Pakistan, May 9 -- Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an emerging global public health threat. Antimicrobial drugs, which include antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, and antiparasitic agents, are designed to treat infections caused by bacteria, fungi, viruses, protozoa, and parasites. The term antimicrobial resistance (AMR) refers to the ability of microorganisms to thrive despite the presence of these drugs meant to eradicate them i.e. these microorganisms thrive, even in the presence of drugs that are designed to kill them! The rising prevalence of AMR challenges modern medicine by limiting life-saving therapeutic options. Left unaddressed, previously manageable surgeries could become insurmountable, and once treatable infections could...