Tripper spread of the dangerous gonorrhea strain is progressing

Sexually transmitted gonorrhea only reacts to an antibiotic
The so-called gonorrhea is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases worldwide. The disease is colloquially referred to as gonorrhea. Now, a strain of STD has appeared in the UK that appears to be highly resistant to drugs. The treatment of the disease could thus become impossible in the future, warn physicians.

The tribe of a sexually transmitted "super-tripper" continues to spread in the UK. This is very resistant to the antibiotic azithromycin, which is why treatment with other antibiotics is possible. Worldwide, the resistance of gonorrhea seems to be increasing. Physicians of the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV now warned in a press release of the growing threat of this disease.

In the UK, there is a strain of gonorrhea that is becoming more and more resistant to drugs. At present, only one antibiotic in the disease works. If the strain continues to expand its resistance, future treatment may become impossible. (Image: tashatuvango / fotolia.com)

If the resistance of the strain continues to increase, the treatment becomes impossible
In the UK, a strain of gonorrhea is spreading, becoming more resistant to antibiotics. Treatment with the antibiotic azithromycin is already excluded because the super-gonorrhea is resistant to this type of treatment. Thus occurring cases must be treated with the drug ceftriaxone, the doctors report. There did not seem to be any other medications suitable for treatment. The strain could no longer be treated if its resistance continues to increase, the experts emphasize. Public Health England (PHE) also warns in a press release about the disease and urges people in the UK to use condoms when having sex with new or casual partners. This is to reduce the risk of becoming infected with the sexually transmitted disease. If a gonorrhea remains untreated, it can lead to serious complications, say the doctors. The disease can rarely lead to infertility or septicemia.

Fortunately, the current strain of the disease still needs to be treated with ceftriaxone. Gwenda Hughes of Public Health England. However, we know that the bacterium that causes gonorrhea can quickly develop resistance to other antibiotics. Thus, we can not afford complacency because there are no other treatment options available if azithromycin and ceftriaxone have lost their efficacy because the strain has become resistant. Hughes added.

Resistant trunk continues to spread
When strains of gonorrhea develop that are resistant to both azithromycin and ceftriaxone, further treatment options remain severely limited. Currently, according to the researchers, no new antibiotic is available that can effectively treat the infection. Since November 2014, 34 confirmed cases of resistant disease have been diagnosed. As of September 2015, eleven cases occurred alone in the West Midlands and the South of England. At least 16 cases of the disease occurred in the north of England, including 12 cases in Leeds, where the mutant strain of gonorrhea was first diagnosed, say the physicians. This azithromycin-resistant strain then spread from Leeds to patients in Macclesfield, Oldham and Scunthorpe. Cases of the disease have been found in heterosexual men and women, but also in homosexual men, the experts say.

In 2014, 35,000 cases of gonorrhea were diagnosed in England alone
The spread of highly resistant to azithromycin resistant gonorrhea could be a major threat, the experts warn. Every effort should therefore be made to prevent further spread, said Public Health England President, Drs. Elizabeth Carlin opposite the news channel BBC. In 2014, there were nearly 35,000 cases of gonorrhea in England. The majority of affected people are under the age of 25, say the experts. Diseased people may have pain when urinating, but about ten percent of men and almost half of women have no symptoms whatsoever, the researchers explain. Concern about resistant strains of gonorrhea continues to grow and as early as 2012, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control warned that drug-resistant forms of gonorrhea are spreading across Europe. (As)