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Friday, July 07, 2017

Untreatable Gonorrhoea

Guardian UK: Untreatable gonorrhoea 'superbug' spreading around world, WHO warns - World Health Organization tells of ‘very serious situation’ after confirming three known cases where all antibiotics were ineffective
“Gonorrhoea is a very smart bug,” said Teodora Wi, a human reproduction specialist at the Geneva-based UN health agency. “Every time you introduce a new type of antibiotic to treat it, this bug develops resistance to it.”

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