In recent years, gonorrhea has been getting harder and harder to treat due to the rise of antibiotic resistance.
"The bacteria that cause gonorrhea are particularly smart. Every time we use a new class of antibiotics to treat the infection, the bacteria evolve to resist them," Dr. Teodora Wi, a WHO medical officer specializing in reproductive health, said in a statement last year.
Officials in the U.K. say the man's infection may respond to one last antibiotic. He is currently undergoing treatment and will be tested again next month.
So far, no other cases of this super-resistant gonorrhea have been reported in the U.K. The man's British partner does not have the infection.
Dr. Olwen Williams, the president of the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV, told the BBC that the "emergence of this new strain of highly resistant gonorrhea is of huge concern and is a significant development."
Public Health England is using the case study as an opportunity to remind the public of the importance of practicing safe sex.
"It is better to avoid getting or passing on gonorrhea in the first place and everyone can significantly reduce their risk by using condoms consistently and correctly with all new and casual partners. Anyone who thinks they may have been at risk should seek an STI screen at a sexual health clinic," the agency said
Keep it in the pants brothers. This guy came to the clinic and got diagnosed. Where did he get it from and who else did he spread it to... Monk mode saves lives.
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I always wash my hands before having "sex", i'm safe.
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