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Rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria <\/strong>\u2014 Science News<\/em><\/a>, August 24, 1974<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Antibiotics have saved millions of people from life-threatening bacterial infections. But these \u201cmiracle\u201d drugs have a serious drawback: Bacteria can build resistance to them. Resistant strains \u2026 have multi\u00adplied to the point where they may cause 50,000 to 100,000 deaths a year in American hospitals.\u2026 [The pathogens] are also becoming a health danger outside the hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are now a leading cause of death worldwide. In 2019, the pathogens directly killed over 1 million people and played a role in nearly 5 million deaths<\/a> (SN: 1\/24\/22<\/em>). As antibiotics lose their potency<\/a> due to misuse and overuse, scientists are searching for new and diverse strategies to combat bacteria (SN: 5\/28\/19<\/em>). Those strategies include using ointments that render bacteria vulnerable to antibiotics and co-opting bacterial jumping genes to kill or weaken pathogens. Scientists also are studying how \u201clast resort\u201d antibiotics work, which could guide efforts to modify them as bacteria build up resistance.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n