A Superbug Could Kill Over 10 Million People A Year By 2050. That's 1 Person Every 3 Seconds.
By Dreamer
A new report released is stating that superbugs are quickly becoming one of if not the biggest health risk to mankind.
Former Goldman Sachs economist Jim O’Neill did a two year investigation and now claims that superbugs - which are strong strains of bacteria - could kill about 10 million people a year by 2050.
That would be one person every three seconds!
As of now every year, about 2 million people get sick from a superbug, according to the CDC. About 23,000 die. A superbug is a bacteria that cannot be killed using multiple antibiotics.
Superbugs will cause common gut, urinary and blood infections, but they become extremely dangerous because they’re immune to the antibiotics we currently take.
“Routine surgeries and minor infections will become life-threatening once again and the hard won victories against infectious diseases of the last 50 years will be jeopardized,” the report said.
The report also suggests that superbugs will cost governments up to $138 trillion a year and will hit developing countries in Africa and Asia the hardest.
The growth of superbugs can be attributed to the extensive use of antibiotics, which leads to more and more drug-resistant bacteria. The report also pointed to overuse of antibiotics in agriculture, where they are given to animals, often unnecessarily, when they could be vital to humans. Cutting back on these, as well as our own use, could be instrumental in maintaining our current stocks until replacements can be developed.
The World Health Organisation said superbugs could affect anybody of any age or nationality.
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