A top scientist has called for a planetary effort to stop the cost increase of antibiotic - repellent bacteria , discourage that if we do n’t act now 10 million people could die a class from drug - resistant diseases .
Professor Dame Sally Davies , the UK ’s Chief Medical Officer , has warned that without swift global legal action we could see the " end of modern medicine " as our antibiotic drug become useless against drug - resistant var. of bacterium .
Currently , in America alone , at least 2 million citizenry are infected with antibiotic - resistant bacteria , and at least 23,000 people die each class as a direct result , according to the Center for Disease Control . Globally this number isaround 700,000 . Prof Davy , speaking ahead of a spherical meeting of health chiefs to reveal a new project mapping the spread of death and disease from drug - resistant superbugs , discourage that over the next 30 years this could increase to over 10 million , as more bacterium become repellent to antibiotic drug .
“ We really are confront , if we do n’t take activity now , a fearful post - antibiotic apocalypse , " Davies differentiate the league in Berlin . " I do n’t want to say to my child that I did n’t do my best to protect them and their minor . ”
She will plunge a campaign in the UK later this month call on patient role not to take antibiotic from their doctors . She read that patient role intend that doctor are being " mean " when they resist to dictate antibiotics , when really they are attempting to prescribe less in part of a global effort to prevent newfangled strains of drug - insubordinate bacteria evolve .
“ Research has regain that often [ the public ] cogitate doctors are trying to save money , " she said at the conference , theTelegraph account . " When in fact they are attempt to save the drugs , so that they work when they are in reality needed . ”
Dame Davy warned that the drugs are often grant to pushful patients for colds and viruses , even though antibiotic drug do not aid to cure viruses .
Drug - resistant superbugs are becoming a bigger problem , and she urged the populace to take action , say thus far it had been " far too slow " to act .
“ This antimicrobial underground is with us now , down people,“Davies said . “ It will only get worse unless we take strong military action everywhere across the orb . We call for some real work on the ground to make a difference or we risk the end of modern medicine . ”
