ANI | Updated: May 29, 2024 00:23 IST Geneva [Switzerland], May 29 (ANI): Health leaders from countries and areas of the World Health Organisation (WHO) South-East Asia and Western Pacific Regions sounded the alarm and committed to work together to more effectively tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR), WHO informed in a press release on Wednesday.They endorsed …
AMR occurs when microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites evolve to resist the effects of medications (Image: Shutterstock) The authors of the Lancet series highlight how babies, children, the elderly and people with chronic illness are most vulnerable as they have a higher risk of contracting bacterial infections in general Global deaths — …
Every year, almost five million people die globally because of anti-microbial resistant (AMR) bacteria, according to a latest Lancet study. In fact, they make up a major part of the estimated 7.7 million deaths globally due to bacterial infections, which are becoming the second largest cause of mortality. “In India, in 2019, approximately 10,43,500 deaths …
New Delhi: A group of researchers has suggested that the public health problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) could be addressed through genomic surveillance, which proved vital in understanding how the COVID-causing SARS-CoV-2 virus evolved and spread. Antimicrobial or antibiotic resistance occurs when drugs designed to kill infectious bacteria and fungi are rendered ineffective because the …