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Superbugs could erase a century of medical advances, experts warn

Superbugs could erase a century of medical advances, experts warn

by The Daily Eye Team November 18 2013, 12:40 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 20 secs

Drug-resistant “superbugs” represent one of the gravest threats in the history of medicine, leading experts have warned.

Routine operations could become deadly “in the very near future” as bacteria evolve to resist the drugs we use to combat them. This process could erase a century of medical advances, say government doctors in a special editorial in The Lancet health journal.

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