and the world dies

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I have read this morning about a terrible catastrophe that could very well bring with it the end of the world as we know it. Zombies? No. However much I enjoy the idea of surviving in a world of grubby Daryl's, spiking foul-stenched, blank-eyed former fellow humans through the brains, it won't be the undead. Biological warfare? Apparently not. We shan't all suddenly be infected with a deadly virus and die, screaming on the streets, our bodies left to rot where they fall. Nuclear war? Pffft. Don't be daft. A million coordinated terrorist attacks simultaneously occurring throughout the world? No, silly. The end of the world will be caused by the much-loved antibiotic. No more resistance from common infections, surgery and cancer therapies. The antibiotic has lost its all-encompassing power, like an ancient god whom people have stopped believing in. We'll all be suffering from moderately severe acne, chlamydia and impetigo. And we're truly in the Creek if we find ourselves with meningitis, blood poisoning, kidney failure, heart disease, pneumonia or a bite from a fellow human. Drop dead, Fred. Drop dead. *sigh*