(NaturalNews) In the very near future, an "apocalyptic scenario" will
more than likely emerge in which simple infections become deadly killers
that are completely untreatable using modern medicine. This is the
opinion of several prominent medical experts, including the U.K.'s Chief
Medical Officer Dame Sally Davies, who recently made these and other
chilling statements about the future of antibiotic-resistant "superbugs"
and their threat to humanity.
As reported by the U.K.'s Guardian,
current antibiotic options could become completely obsolete in as few
as 20 years, triggering a national emergency that can only be compared
to something like a large-scale terrorist attack, or pandemic flu. As
doctors continue to indiscriminately dole out antibiotics to their
patients, and factory farmers inject their livestock with antibiotics to
offset filthy conditions, antibiotic resistance is reaching a critical
tipping point.
Based on an annual report she plans to publish
this spring, Davies is urging the British Cabinet Office to add
antibiotic resistance to the National Risk Register, which highlights
pertinent threats that could result in civil emergencies. Quite
literally referencing the situation as a potential "apocalyptic
scenario," Davies and others insist that if the issue is not taken
seriously and properly addressed by health authorities, patients
admitted to the hospital for simple operations could end up dead as a
result of infection.
"There are few public health issues of potentially greater importance for society than antibiotic resistance," explained an urgent Davies to The Guardian.
"It means we are at increasing risk of developing infections that
cannot be treated ... This is why we will be publishing a new
cross-government strategy and action plan to tackle this issue in early
spring."
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