When antibiotics become useless, more people die from bacteria than cancer

Common infectious diseases can become silent killers if there are no timely measures in the fight against drug-resistant bacteria. That is a recent review by medical professionals.

Bacteria can cause more deaths than cancer deaths if antibiotics do not have the ability to disable them. Many health experts worry that about 10 million people will die from the virus every year.

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Viruses are the worries of many people around the world.

This serious warning was given by George Osborne. He said that the antibiotic crisis will also cost more than 70,000 billion dollars to the world economy in the next three centuries.

Basically, when an antibiotic is used many times, the bacteria will become "greasy" with antibiotics after a long time. Therefore, the use of antibiotics will not work. Scientists will have to find a new antibiotic to match the newly born virus.

About 7.6 million people worldwide die each year from cancer. In the UK alone, that number is about 160,000. However, experts say the number of deaths could increase to 390,000 people annually due to ineffective drugs, along with 317,000 people in the US, 4 million in Africa and 4.7 million people in the region. Asia.

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The bacteria after a while will become "greasy" antibiotics.

Chancellor talks to the World Monetary Fund in Washington: "If we don't take global actions, the bacteria becomes" greasy "with antimicrobial drugs (antibiotic resistance) will become a greater threat than cancer. "

The World Health Organization says that antibiotic resistance " is a major threat to global public health that we need to act now to address them."

"It threatens to effectively prevent and treat many diseases by bacteria, mold, viruses and parasites."

The warning came two years ago when the WHO predicted that the abuse of antibiotics would lead to the emergence of MRSA bacteria , a type of virus that is almost impossible to treat.

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Without antibiotics, about 10 million people will die each year from bacteria.

"If you don't act in time, the world is shifting to the post-antibiotic era, when seemingly simple diseases can be fatal," said Keiji Fukuda, assistant director of health security .

The UK has raised funds for research on outbreaks of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Last year, US President Barack Obama revealed a $ 85 million action plan to address this issue.

However, the famous microbiologist Hugh Pennington warned: "This is an unquestioned battle. We will develop new antibiotics. But that is not a long-term way, but with each new antibiotics, bacteria grow to be resistant to antibiotics ".

Mr. Osborne added: "This is not only a health issue but also an economic issue. The cost of research and prevention is huge. We need to find new ways to treatment, in cooperation with governments and leading pharmaceutical companies ".

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Researchers are always working hard to find new antibiotics.

"We need to shift priorities to longer-term solutions, for pharmaceutical companies and many related organizations. Investments should focus on developing new antibiotics and ensuring continued availability. access to antibiotics of people all over the world ".

"We also need more accurate diagnosis to limit the use of antibiotics."

Antibiotic resistance is becoming a global threat and may lead to a decline in modern medicine when the dependence on effective antibiotics for many diseases is extremely large.

A reasonable and consistent action plan will be needed, from vaccination and infection control, to reduce dependence on antibiotics. We are facing the risk of going back to the "antimicrobial" period if there are no new drugs suitable for modern bacteria.