Antibiotic resistance could cause more deaths than cancer in 25 years
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- #Public Health
- #Antibiotic Resistance
- #Infectious Diseases
- Antibiotic resistance could surpass cancer deaths in 25 years if unchecked.
- Hospital admissions, amputations, and deaths may rise due to resistant bacteria.
- Complex medical procedures like organ transplants could become too risky.
- Over 700,000 people die annually from resistant pathogen infections globally.
- The Netherlands is cautious with antibiotics, but resistance spreads across borders.