Current Events > Man has world's worst super-gonorrhoea that has resisted all drugs tried

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http://www.bbc.com/news/health-43571120

A man in the UK has caught the world's "worst-ever" case of super-gonorrhoea.

He had a regular partner in the UK, but picked up the superbug after a sexual encounter with a woman in south-east Asia.

Public Health England says it is the first time the infection cannot be cured with first choice antibiotics.

Health officials are now tracing any other sexual partners of the man, who has not been identified, in an attempt to contain the infection's spread.

He picked up the infection earlier in the year.

The main antibiotic treatment - a combination of azithromycin and ceftriaxone - has failed to treat the disease.

Dr Gwenda Hughes, from Public Health England, said: "This is the first time a case has displayed such high-level resistance to both of these drugs and to most other commonly used antibiotics."

Discussions with the World Health Organization and the European Centres for Disease Control agree this is a world first.

you better be careful if you don't want to catch a permanent case of puss penis.
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The world's first super resistant virus, and it targets the penis. Go figure.
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Puss penis isn't normal?
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I wonder how long until this strain of the clap can eat through latex and other things of that nature.

I smell a Michael Crichton plot all up in this bitch.
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Cut it off
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Alucard188 posted...

The world's first super resistant virus,

Really, I've heard of super HIV before. Herpes has always been incurable too.

Edit: That was a South Park joke...
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dreamvoid posted...

Health officials are now tracing any other sexual partners of the man, who has not been identified, in an attempt to contain the infection's spread.

Well, that sounds like the way to have the exact opposite happen.
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rub some copper filings on it.

That's trouble. Especially since he obviously got it from a Thai hooker, who is likely spreading it to a lot more.

I don't like the sound of gonorrhea becoming incurable as well
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Alucard188 posted...

The world's first super resistant virus, and it targets the penis. Go figure.

Dick move bro.
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Alucard188 posted...

The world's first super resistant virus, and it targets the penis. Go figure.

It's a bacteria

And antibiotics don't work for viruses anyway
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HOw many scientists have said that anti-biotics will be the cause of the downfall of humans?
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Awesome posted...

HOw many scientists have said that anti-biotics will be the cause of the downfall of humans?

I mean if you remove selective pressure then within 10-20 years all of this resistance will plummet
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DarkChozoGhost posted...

That's trouble. Especially since he obviously got it from a Thai hooker, who is likely spreading it to a lot more.

I don't like the sound of gonorrhea becoming incurable as well

it's one way to learn, men will have to deal with the consequences from not using a condom when sexing prostitutes.
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It failed the initial gold standard treatment. That doesn't make it a super bug. I'm sure a strong gram negative coverage antibiotic would clear it. That said, it's still concerning.
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Awesome posted...

HOw many scientists have said that anti-biotics will be the cause of the downfall of humans?

The problem isn't the antibiotics. The problem is bacteria reproduce quickly and pass on immunities easily as well.
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Alucard188 posted...

The world's first super resistant virus, and it targets the penis. Go figure.

Population control, the organic way.
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Webmaster4531 posted...

Awesome posted...

HOw many scientists have said that anti-biotics will be the cause of the downfall of humans?

The problem isn't the antibiotics. The problem is bacteria reproduce quickly and pass on immunities easily as well.

This.

A massive increase in funding and research for new antibiotics + stricter rules/more cautious doctors would go a long way.
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Webmaster4531 posted...

Awesome posted...

HOw many scientists have said that anti-biotics will be the cause of the downfall of humans?

The problem isn't the antibiotics. The problem is bacteria reproduce quickly and pass on immunities easily as well.

immunities from over use of antibiotics..... that's what was meant......
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Note to self: don't sleep with women from the UK
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Eat More Beef posted...

I wonder how long until this strain of the clap can eat through latex and other things of that nature.

Never, hopefully.
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They say he went bass to mouth...
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dreamvoid posted...

A man in the UK has caught the world's "worst-ever" case of super-gonorrhoea.

I knew James Bond would get what was coming to him! And I didn't have to mortgage my volcano lair to build that super death ray after all!
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I remember someone on Reddit posted about banging South East Asian hookers for a week and when he came back to the states he was pissing black.
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