Bacterial Infections 'Second Leading Cause of Death Worldwide'

They identified the bacteria that cause the death of almost 8 million people a year

It is the result of a study published in the journal The Lancet. The most deadly pathogen was staphylococcus aureus or golden, which claimed 1.1 million lives

Worldwide plague of bacterial infections 2nd leading cause of death

A massive new study into worldwide deaths, particularly those linked to pathogens and infections, has revealed the scary extent to which bacterial...

Bacterial infections second leading cause of death worldwide

BACTERIAL infections are the second leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for one in eight of all deaths in 2019, the first global estimate of their lethality revealed on Tuesday.The massive new study, published in the Lancet journal, looked at deaths from 33 common bacterial pathogens and 11 types of infection across 204 countries and territories.The pathogens were associated with 7.7 million deaths — 13.6 percent of the global total — i…

Bacterial infections 'second leading cause of death worldwide'

PARIS: Bacterial infections are the second leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for one in eight of all deaths in 2019, the first global estimate of their lethality revealed on Tuesday.The...

Bacterial Infections to Blame for 1 in Every 8 Deaths Worldwide

A new report finds about 7.7 million people died in 2019 from infection with one of 33 common types of bacteria.

7.7 Million Deaths Associated With 33 Bacterial Pathogens in 2019

TUESDAY, Nov. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A total of 7.7 million deaths were associated with 33 bacterial pathogens in 2019, comprising 13.6 percent of all global deaths, according to a study published online Nov. 21 in The Lancet.