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Charted: Deaths Related to Bacterial Infection vs. Research Efforts More people die every year directly from antimicrobial resistance than from HIV/AIDS, malaria, or any one form of cancer other than lung cancer. Clearly, a drug-resistant bacterial infection is a major health threat. But are researchers giving infections the attention they need? In part two of […]
Visualizing the Rise of Antibiotic Resistance Bacterial infections are becoming more dangerous. When you’re fighting a bacterial infection, a doctor will typically prescribe you an antibiotic to help you recover. Unfortunately, rising antibiotic resistance means these drugs are becoming less effective. In part one of this series on antimicrobial resistance, we partnered with the MSCI […]