Yup. Because 10 years ago, people were saying things like, "we could see the effects of this within a decade," and now that decade is almost up and we're starting to see the effects....
Yup.
Because 10 years ago, people were saying things like, "we could see the effects of this within a decade," and now that decade is almost up and we're starting to see the effects. Unfortunately, it might be too late to do something about it.
The same thing will happen with climate change. It's going to have real effects on the financial sector (when everyone dies) but by the time that really starts to happen, it might be too late to do something about it.
But hey, people are turning a profit right now, so things can't be all that bad.
Luckily science has been pushing hard for novel ways to deal with microbial infections. Many of these methods are years away from human use (need to clear FDA, etc.) but I think if we start seeing...
Luckily science has been pushing hard for novel ways to deal with microbial infections. Many of these methods are years away from human use (need to clear FDA, etc.) but I think if we start seeing a lot more deaths their adoption will be accelerated.
Unfortunately, antibiotic use in production has not scaled down to the point where it is sustainable and resistance is still continuing to breed rampantly.
We've seen completely resistant bugs (resistant to all classes of antibacterial medications we have) appear in hospitals for several years now. If that wasn't enough of a warning flag, I don't know what is.
As someone who has frequent sinus infections and a body that doesn't do a good job fighting bacterial infections at all, I'm probably going to die if we don't figure something out soon.
My brother in law had to amputate his leg after getting a resistant bug while in the hospital. They tried for years to save it, but the infections just never went away.
My brother in law had to amputate his leg after getting a resistant bug while in the hospital. They tried for years to save it, but the infections just never went away.
It's sad when people only start to take an issue seriously when banks talk about it. The WHO can warn about it constantly but only when there's a financial risk do those in power care.
It's sad when people only start to take an issue seriously when banks talk about it. The WHO can warn about it constantly but only when there's a financial risk do those in power care.
This topic has been in public discourse for the last 10+ years. Are they just now comprehending the financial risk?
Yup.
Because 10 years ago, people were saying things like, "we could see the effects of this within a decade," and now that decade is almost up and we're starting to see the effects. Unfortunately, it might be too late to do something about it.
The same thing will happen with climate change. It's going to have real effects on the financial sector (when everyone dies) but by the time that really starts to happen, it might be too late to do something about it.
But hey, people are turning a profit right now, so things can't be all that bad.
Luckily science has been pushing hard for novel ways to deal with microbial infections. Many of these methods are years away from human use (need to clear FDA, etc.) but I think if we start seeing a lot more deaths their adoption will be accelerated.
Unfortunately, antibiotic use in production has not scaled down to the point where it is sustainable and resistance is still continuing to breed rampantly.
We've seen completely resistant bugs (resistant to all classes of antibacterial medications we have) appear in hospitals for several years now. If that wasn't enough of a warning flag, I don't know what is.
As someone who has frequent sinus infections and a body that doesn't do a good job fighting bacterial infections at all, I'm probably going to die if we don't figure something out soon.
My brother in law had to amputate his leg after getting a resistant bug while in the hospital. They tried for years to save it, but the infections just never went away.
That's terrible to hear. I'm so sorry.
It's sad when people only start to take an issue seriously when banks talk about it. The WHO can warn about it constantly but only when there's a financial risk do those in power care.