Could antibiotic-resistance become a bigger killer than cancer?

Could antibiotic-resistance become a bigger killer than cancer? In 2050, 10 million could die from superbugs that a third of international travelers bring home, experts say

  • Antibiotic-resistance is a top public health threat, according to the World Health Organization 
  • Bacterial infections become difficult or impossible to treat when the germs become immune to antibiotics  
  • As superbugs spread, experts warn drug-resistance could kill 10 million in 2050, surpassing today’s global cancer death rate 
  • Over-prescription, sewage, livestock, poor immunization rates and travel are all contributing to the spread of deadly superbugs 
Antibiotic resistant bacteria, like this strain of campylobacter, are spreading rapidly and could kill as many as 10 million people in 2050, some estimates suggest (file)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6947727/Antibiotic-resistance-kill-people-cancer-2050.html
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Published by Dr. Prasanth Manohar, Ph.D.,

Early career researcher in the field of Microbiology. Phage biologist, Author, Editor and Scientific writer. Expertise is in bacteriophage biology & genetics, Phage Therapy, ssRNA phages, Phage lysis systems, Single-cell analysis, protein antibiotics, and Antibiotic Resistance.