C. difficile, or CDI, is drug resistant, prevalent nearly everywhere, and prone to causing recurrence. These three conditions make a vaccine a potentially effective treatment to reduce c. difficile infections.

A vaccine could prevent first occurrences of CDI, impacting mortality rates and improving lives around the world. Watch the video above to learn about how science is tackling this threat and watch all the episodes of Cure Hunters.

More Cure Hunters episodes:

Episode 1 | How Are Medicines Made?

Episode 2 | Harnessing The Immune System To Fight Cancer

Episode 3 | The Itch That Rashes

Episode 4 | NASH: The Silent Killer

Episode 5 | Precision Medicine: Targeting Cancer At The Source

Episode 6 | Building a Mirror Molecule

Episode 7 | Hunting Rare Diseases

Episode 8 | Take Your Breath Away

Episode 9 | Clinical Trials: Driving The Hunt Forward

Episode 11 | Engineering Health