Ivana haluskova balter
Bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi that are resistant to drug cause 700,000 death each year. By 2050 superbugs inured to treatments could cause up to 10 million deaths annually and costs the global economy US$100 trillion. (1)
AMR (antimicrobial) resistance is regarded given Covid -19 lesson again nowadays as a major threat to global public health. Pandemics brought to our attention use of antibiotics given ARDS, hospitalization, hospital acquired pneumonia and ventilator associated pneumonia where particularly in gram negative resistance to last line treatment observed thus framing health as a “global security issue”. as recent example previously Ebola, MERS,SRAS.
Cancer and diabetic (association with tuberculosis is known given immune lowered capacities in diabetic patients) given their “at risk “ groups and hospital frontline workers are most exposed to virus with high transmissibility and several approaches – plasma, treatment and vaccines under evaluation and review of regulatory bodies with several pending question given time from signal to action.
Scarification known from history in Asian countries , and later on discovery of vaccines to prevent diseases along with hygiene comes from ancient times but introduction of live attenuated vaccines mimicking natural course of diseases like measles, polio, rotavirus and BCG has been associated with much larger reduction of morality than can be explained by the prevention of the targeted infections which is tested due given cross protection for frontline healthcare workers to confirm strong immunological rationale.
Covid 19 is showing even more profound manner strong need for awareness and education about immunity, diseases , vaccines, hygiene, sanitation, nutrition (immunity)Lack of education and other various reason hamper its adherence in many countries before Covid 19 observed causing outbreaks getting serious attention.