Updated Mar 04, 2021 | 14:00 IST
According to reports, at least half of the women population globally suffers from a UTI, at least once in their lifetime, with 30 per cent of them experiencing recurrent infections. 50 per cent women receive wrong treatments for UTIs; scientists develop vaccine for the infection | Photo Credit: iStock Images
New Delhi: UTIs, also known as Urinary tract infections are one of the most common bacterial infections that affect women, and can cause a great deal of discomfort, pain, and health problems. Recent studies have also linked recurrent UTIs with an increased risk of bladder cancer. However, in what can be called a huge breakthrough against the painful infection, scientists have now developed a vaccine that will help prevent UTIs, and we may soon be able to live in a world without the fear of urinary tract infections.