PARIS — Infections of drug-resistant superbugs are projected to kill nearly 40 million people over the next 25 years, a global analysis predicted on Monday, with the researchers urging action to avoid this grim scenario.
Superbugs — strains of bacteria or pathogens that have become resistant to antibiotics, making them much harder to treat — have been recognized as a rising threat to global health.The analysis has been billed as the first research to track the global impact of superbugs over time and to estimate what could happen next.
But less dire scenarios are also possible.If the world works to improve care for severe infections and access to antimicrobial drugs, it could save the lives of 92 million people by 2050, the modelling suggested.The researchers looked at 22 pathogens, 84 combinations of drugs and pathogens, and 11 infectious syndromes such as meningitis.The study involved data from 520 million individual records across 204 countries and territories.
Superbugs Projected To Kill 39 Million By 2050
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