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Outbreak of super STI (Gonorrhea) is proving difficult to contain ("Untreatable" "Soon unstoppable")
mirror.co.uk ^ | June 2, 2016 | Dr Miriam Stoppard

Posted on 06/02/2016 4:00:15 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o

Gonorrhea was relatively benign in years gone by, going by the name “the clap” and was easily treated with penicillin.

Now it’s a monster. A super-resistant form is cutting a swath through straight and gay communities.

When it emerged in Leeds last year, the new superbug prompted a national alert when one of the main treatments became useless against it.

The Neisseria ­gonorrhoeae infection is spread through unprotected vaginal, oral and anal sex.

Left untreated, gonorrhoea can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease. Inflammation of the ­fallopian tubes can cause a blockage which can result in infertility. Gonorrhoea can also be passed on to an unborn baby during pregnancy.

Doctors are afraid the STI could soon become untreatable. While the outbreak started in straight couples, it soon moved on to gay men.

"The problem is [they] tend to spread infections a lot faster simply because this group changes partners more quickly."

As the gonorrhoea bacterium can resist our most powerful antibiotics when used alone, two drugs, ­azithromycin and ceftriaxone, are used in combination.

However, resistance to azithromycin has developed and is spreading, and experts fear it’s only a matter of time before ceftriaxone fails too.

Dr Gwenda Hughes, the head of the sexually transmitted infections unit at Public Health England, said: “We cannot afford to be complacent. If strains emerge resistant to both azithromycin and ­ceftriaxone, treatment options would be limited as there is currently no new antibiotic available to treat the infection.”

There’s also a concerted campaign to find the sexual partners of people who have the superbug.

Public Health England warn the emergence of a dangerous superbug is creating a “perfect storm scenario”.

(Excerpt) Read more at mirror.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: antibiotics; clap; perfectstorm
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This was predicted. The more things change, the more they are the same. Gonorrhea will first destroy conception, then the unborn, then the newborn, then their parents. We asked for sterile sex: yeah, we're going to get it, good and hard.

Hosea 9:11-14

Now their glory flies away—
no birth, no pregnancy, no conception.
Even though they bring up their children,
I will make them childless, until no one is left.
... But now Ephraim will bring out
his children to the slaughterer!

Give them, Lord!
give them what?
Give them a miscarrying womb,
and dry breasts!

1 posted on 06/02/2016 4:00:15 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Gee, that’s too bad.


2 posted on 06/02/2016 4:01:49 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("During a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act" --George Orwell)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Sums up Obama’s America.......Drip, Drip, Drip


3 posted on 06/02/2016 4:02:53 PM PDT by tophat9000 (King G(OP)eorge III has no idea why the Americans are in rebellion... teach him why)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Wow.

But maybe it’s also God’s way of stemming the Muslim tide, too.


4 posted on 06/02/2016 4:03:48 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Maybe they need more Muslims from Third World hellholes in the Middle East??


5 posted on 06/02/2016 4:04:29 PM PDT by eyeamok
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To: Mrs. Don-o

"...We asked for sterile sex: yeah, we're going to get it, good and hard..."



Yeah, baby, yeah!

6 posted on 06/02/2016 4:05:28 PM PDT by Blue Jays
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To: tophat9000

EW.


7 posted on 06/02/2016 4:06:44 PM PDT by dinodino
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To: Talisker

It is more likely the Muslims are Gods army of punishment for his wayward children.


8 posted on 06/02/2016 4:08:15 PM PDT by Glad2bnuts (ROP.....Religion Of Peace, PTB......Powers That Be)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Are you saying that as we sow, so shall we reap?


9 posted on 06/02/2016 4:12:13 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Is this the same untreatable Philippine clap that showed up in Salt Lake City about thirty five years ago?


10 posted on 06/02/2016 4:13:03 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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“While the outbreak started in straight couples, it soon moved on to gay men.

“The problem is [they] tend to spread infections a lot faster simply because this group changes partners more quickly.””

I’ll say. Quicker than a square dance at speed 78.


11 posted on 06/02/2016 4:14:03 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: Mrs. Don-o

“The problem is [they] tend to spread infections a lot faster simply because this group changes partners more quickly.”

This sums it up and is what I have expected.


12 posted on 06/02/2016 4:15:12 PM PDT by jonrick46 (The Left has a mental disorder: A totalitarian mindset..)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Yep. Nothing new under the sun.
“Free sex” isn’t too free. Actions have consequences.


13 posted on 06/02/2016 4:17:01 PM PDT by vpintheak (Freedom is not equality; and equality is not freedom!)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

14 posted on 06/02/2016 4:21:33 PM PDT by Donglalinger
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Sorry Mirror. “The Clap” was Chlamydia.

And there is a way to prevent it. STOP BANGING STRANGE!!!

BUT, those enlightened progressives say just keep hooking up. No worries. And the scoff at those who say abstinence ‘prevents’ unwanted pregnancy and diseases.


15 posted on 06/02/2016 4:23:33 PM PDT by Organic Panic
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To: Beowulf9; jonrick46
The homosexual father of a college classmate died of AIDS many, many years ago. His longtime partner also died of the same disease.
He shared his biggest regret was sleeping with over 4000 men along the way. He said he knew there had to be consequences other than breaking hearts.
16 posted on 06/02/2016 4:23:35 PM PDT by Blue Jays
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It is actually pretty unstoppable. Stop having casual sex. Problem solved.
17 posted on 06/02/2016 4:23:47 PM PDT by riri (Obama's Amerika--Not a fun place.)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

It emerged in Leeds.

England. That figures.


18 posted on 06/02/2016 4:25:06 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: riri

er.. stoppable.


19 posted on 06/02/2016 4:26:00 PM PDT by riri (Obama's Amerika--Not a fun place.)
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To: Glad2bnuts
I've always thought the Muslims would be God's scourge upon our sinful backs.

We who have abandoned our true Lord, who have no faith, no hope, no love.

20 posted on 06/02/2016 4:26:52 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (At this point, Islam is just surging into a vacuum.)
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