drug-resistant gonorrhea

in health •  7 years ago 

A drug-resistant super gonorrhea is on the rise

Untreatable cases of the STD gonorrhea are happening all over the world

It is believed that this new untreatable strain is a result of gonorrhea bacteria left in the throat after oral-sex

Gonorrhea in the throat looks like strep throat, so doctors prescribe standard antibiotics to treat it

The gonorrhea bacteria then mixes with those antibiotics and becomes antibiotic-resistant

Currently, the antibiotics usually used to treat gonorrhea, and  ceftriaxone are becoming ineffective

which means the bacteria has evolved to to resist them

Gonorrhea is spread through sexual contact with infected partner

Symptoms in man include a burning feeling when urinating and painful testicles

Women do not always show symptoms, but when they do they include painful urination as well

Left untreated, the bacteria could spread to other part of the body and become life threatening

3 extensive drug-resistant gonorrhea infections have been reported in france, spain and japan

In july, the WHO called these drug-resistant cases a "serious situation".  

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