A superbug discovered last November originating in Southern China threatens to overwhelm modern medicine within a few decades causing bacterial infection to become - once again, the leading cause of death in the world, has quickly spread internationally. Unless immediate and effective steps to combat it, and the overuse of antibiotics, are taken it can cause 10 million deaths a year by 2050 and cost trillions of dollars, warn scientists.
Out of China - Scariest Superbug of All hits US
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Out of China - Scariest Superbug of All hits US
A superbug discovered last November originating in Southern China threatens to overwhelm modern medicine within a few decades causing bacterial infection to become - once again, the leading cause of death in the world, has quickly spread internationally. Unless immediate and effective steps to combat it, and the overuse of antibiotics, are taken it can cause 10 million deaths a year by 2050 and cost trillions of dollars, warn scientists.