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Study Warns Superbug Crisis Could Kill 40 Million by 2050

Study Warns Superbug Crisis Could Kill 40 Million by 2050

Scientific Asia. A recent study estimates that by 2050, the number of deaths globally attributed to illnesses resistant to the drugs used to treat them may rise by about 70%, underscoring the severity of the growing superbug epidemic. Antimicrobial resistance, or AMR, may be directly responsible for almost 39 million deaths worldwide between 2025 and…