'Super Gonorrhoea' Warned About by the World Health Organisation

Every year it seems an old disease or virus gets upgraded to a new level, and this year the World [...]

Every year it seems an old disease or virus gets upgraded to a new level, and this year the World Health Organisation is warning the public about "SUPER" gonorrhea.

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According to the WHO, a new strain of the sexually transmitted disease is going around that is incurable, as it is resistant to antibiotics, in a story shared by The Daily Mail.

The report states that the "superbug" evolved so by the increase of oral sex and decrease of condom usage.

This strain of gonorrhea ends up living in the back of the throat and has evolved an immunity to the types of medicines used to treat throat infections.

So far, there have been three confirmed reports of the disease, which has caused concern with WHO officials.

Teodora Wi, a human reproduction specialist from the Geneva-based UN health agency said, "Gonorrhoea is a very smart bug. Every time you introduce a new type of antibiotic to treat it, this bug develops resistance to it."

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She went on to explain, "When you use antibiotics to treat infections like a normal sore throat, this mixes with the Neisseria species [gonorrhea bacteria] in your throat and this results in resistance."

Lastly, Wi said, "These are cases that can infect others. It can be transmitted. And these cases may just be the tip of the iceberg, since systems to diagnose and report untreatable infections are lacking in lower-income countries where gonorrhea is actually more common."

Speaking on the future of treatments for the "super" STD strain, the Director of the Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership, Manica Balasegaram, said, "We urgently need to seize the opportunities we have with existing drugs and candidates in the pipeline. Any new treatment developed should be accessible to everyone who needs it, while ensuring it is used appropriately, so that drug resistance is slowed as much as possible."

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