Man with world's first recorded case of treatment-resistant super-gonorrhoea cured
Drugs that are normally effective in treating the disease didn’t initially work for this man.
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Drugs that are normally effective in treating the disease didn’t initially work for this man.
An estimated 78 million people are infected with gonorrhoea every year.
Instances of chlamydia, gonorrhea and herpes have all increased among young people.
The mouthwash may have “serious public health implications” in controlling gonorrhoea say researchers.
The outbreak was first seen in Leeds.
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Rates across the country have risen in the past three years, but the greater Dublin area has been particularly badly hit.
Cases of gonorrhoea are up one third in Northern Ireland, with over 450 people diagnosed with the disease.
A new home testing kit for common STIs will cost from €50, compared to the usual cost of €125.
There were 1,110 cases of gonorrhea in Ireland last year – an increase of one third on the previous year.
The World Health Organisation has warned of the spread of an untreatable strain of gonorrhoea which could potentially effect millions of people.
Doctors are warning that older people should take just as many precautions as younger people do when having intercourse.