It kills nearly half those it infects, resists all known treatments, spreads on surfaces and medical equipment, survives nearly all sanitation protocolshttps://twitter.com/SamHarrisOrg/status/1114949988268666880 …
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I’m skeptical of the statement in the article that drug resistant infections will kill more people than cancer in 2050.
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FWIW, as someone with some relevant expertise (microbiology PhD) I tend to agree with Bob here -a bad problem, but not nearly as apocalyptic as the media (and some scientists tbf) make out.
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Article does not describe the problem as "apocalyptic," and Bob's description is not accurate. The article simply cited a UK dept of health review. No strong claims that I can see.pic.twitter.com/swSogTDQdd
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I think antimicrobial stewardship is important, but just that numbers regarding the scope of problems like this can be inflated (and academics are largely to blame for this, not journalists).
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I think it's critical to cite whatever it is you object to *fairly* and to give reasons for your criticisms. There's unfortunately a cynical antisocial intellectualism infecting social media and I'm frankly sick of watching this cheap hand be played.
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