article_snippet: (CNN)Two million illnesses.
article_snippet: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that's the human toll from antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" each year in the United States.
article_snippet: To fight the growing problem of infections that can't be treated, the administration of President Barack Obama is implementing a five-year national action plan at a cost of $1.2 billion.
article_snippet: Plan calls for creating a "one-health" approach to testing and reporting superbugs around the United States, as well as establishing a DNA database of resistant bacteria.
article_snippet: New, rapid tests to detect emerging resistant bacteria will be developed.
article_snippet: Research for new antibiotics and vaccines will accelerate.
highlights_snippet: Antibiotic resistance is a pressing public health issue, CDC says .
  