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Pigs can pass deadly superbugs to people, study reveals

Independent

Dangerous superbugs can spread from pigs to humans, study reveals

Based on a recent global study, superbugs, or antimicrobial resistance (AMR), bacterial strains or pathogens that have developed resistance to antibiotics, are projected to cause the deaths of over 39M people by 2050, with older people being particularly at risk.

The Lancet released research Monday that found that newborn infection prevention and management decreased deaths of AMR among children under five by almost 50%. Over the same period, deaths increased by roughly 80% as an aging population made over-70s more prone to sickness.

Superbugs ‘could kill 39m people by 2050’ amid rising drug resistance

Superbugs ‘could kill 39m people by 2050’ amid rising drug resistance

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