Almost all shoes in some research samples were coated with faecal bacteria which may cause severe diarrhoea, urinary tract infections and even meningitis.
The greenish tinge is the result of taking medications over a long period of time.
Scientists have developed a pill to prevent Delhi belly -- a condition that causes cramps, vomiting and diarrhoea due to intake of contaminated food and water -- in those travelling to India and other tropical countries.
Experts say that in these cases, not only are the antibiotics not necessary, but they actual contribute to the evolution and spread of superbugs. Instead, doctors have been told to prescribe drugs that alleviate symptoms rather than those which attempt to eradicate the bugs altogether. This more conventional treatment allows the body to do its natural duty and fight off the bug on its own.
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