Wednesday 28 September 2016

What would happen if gonorrhea became an untreatable 'super STI'?

What would happen if gonorrhea became an untreatable 'super STI'?If the most commonly used antibiotics could no longer treat gonorrhoea it could cause a spike in hospitalisation, infertility, HIV, and sepsis in the worst case scenario, a sexual health expert has told The Independent.

The World Health Organisation has recently warned that gonorrhoea, also known as "the clap", has developed widespread, high levels of resistance, and may become untreatable with an entire class of antibiotics.

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