• Privacy policy
  • T&C’s
  • About Us
    • FAQ
    • Meet the Team
  • Contact us
TLE ONLINE SHOP!
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
  • JOBS
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
SUPPORT THE LONDON ECONOMIC
NEWSLETTER
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
  • JOBS
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Worrying spread of drug-resistant ‘super-gonorrhoea’ across UK

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Health experts have reported that a “super-gonorrhea” STI is quickly spreading across Britain and it is highly drug-resistant. This has led to senior medics warning that is will soon become untreatable. This robust STI was first found in the North of England, but it has now been seen in the […]

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
2016-04-18 08:52
in News
FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailWhatsapp

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor

Health experts have reported that a “super-gonorrhea” STI is quickly spreading across Britain and it is highly drug-resistant. This has led to senior medics warning that is will soon become untreatable.

This robust STI was first found in the North of England, but it has now been seen in the West Midlands and in the South East, Public Health England (PHE) has warned.

The “Super-gonorrhoea” is very resistant to the treatment, antibiotic which is called azithromycin. Medical staff are not having to use another drug, ceftriaxone, to clear up the infection.

However, there are no other drugs that can tackle it, meaning it will become untreatable if the bug is able to resist ceftriaxone.

Public Health England has said that people have to ensure they use condoms with casual or new partners to reduce their chances of catching this dangerous STI.

If left untreated, gonorrhea can lead to septicaemia or infertility.

RelatedPosts

Fancy a swim? Sorry, the beaches are covered in sewage

Family of 87-year-old forced to build a shelter for him as they wait 15 hours for an ambulance

Move over, Boris: Finland’s PM is a proper raver

Mick Lynch makes rapturous speech as Enough is Enough gathers momentum

Dr Gwenda Hughes, the head of PHE’s sexually transmitted infections (STI) section, said: “Fortunately, the current outbreak strain can still be treated with ceftriaxone. Nonetheless, we know that the bacterium that causes gonorrhoea can rapidly develop resistance to other antibiotics that are used for treatment, so we cannot afford to be complacent.

“If strains of gonorrhoea emerge that are resistant to both azithromycin and ceftriaxone treatment options would be limited as there is currently no new antibiotic available to treat the infection.”

Cases have been found in heterosexual men and women, and men who sleep with men. This new strain has spread from Leeds to patients in Macclesfield, Oldham and Scunthorpe.

There has been 34 confirmed cases since November 2014. Since September 2015, 11 cases have been confirmed in the West Midlands and in the south of England, five of them in the capital.

Dr Elizabeth Carlin, President for the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV said: “The spread of high-level azithromycin-resistant gonorrhoea is a huge concern and it is essential that every effort is made to contain further spread. Failure to respond appropriately will jeopardise our ability to treat gonorrhoea effectively and will lead to poorer health outcomes for individuals and society as a whole.”

Since you are here

Since you are here, we wanted to ask for your help.

Journalism in Britain is under threat. The government is becoming increasingly authoritarian and our media is run by a handful of billionaires, most of whom reside overseas and all of them have strong political allegiances and financial motivations.

Our mission is to hold the powerful to account. It is vital that free media is allowed to exist to expose hypocrisy, corruption, wrongdoing and abuse of power. But we can't do it without you.

If you can afford to contribute a small donation to the site it will help us to continue our work in the best interests of the public. We only ask you to donate what you can afford, with an option to cancel your subscription at any point.

To donate or subscribe to The London Economic, click here.

The TLE shop is also now open, with all profits going to supporting our work.

The shop can be found here.

You can also SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER .

Subscribe to our Newsletter

View our  Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions

Trending on TLE

  • All
  • trending
Abdollah

‘Rescue us’: Afghan teacher begs UK to help him escape Taliban

CHOMSKY: “If Corbyn had been elected, Britain would be pursuing a much more sane course”

What If We Got Rid Of Prisons?

More from TLE

This car is expected to sell for more than £350,000

Iran has good reason to despise the US government, you would too

Feathers from four-winged dinosaur shed fresh light on evolution of flight

Fun, Sun and Flight Delays

Three accused of Grenfell Tower fire fraud remanded in custody

A married Republican lawmaker who voted for stricter laws against prostitution has resigned after it emerged that he allegedly met an escort for sex twice

Platinum wedding coins to be released in celebration of Queen and Duke of Edinburgh’s 70th wedding anniversary

Goodwin keen to build long-term foundations at St Mirren

Film Review: Redoubtable

Mum wins nearly £50,000 after suing the McDonald’s restaurant where she worked for discrimination while she was pregnant

JOBS

FIND MORE JOBS

About Us

TheLondonEconomic.com – Open, accessible and accountable news, sport, culture and lifestyle.

Read more

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.




No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Food
  • Travel
  • JOBS
  • More…
    • Elevenses
    • Opinion
    • Property
    • Tech & Auto
  • About Us
    • Meet the Team
    • Privacy policy
  • Contact us

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.