By Mike Barrett
The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that antibiotic-resistant strains of gonorrhea are on the rise, and about 78 million people per year could be at risk for the sexually-transmitted disease (STD). [1]
In a recent report, the WHO explains how researchers looked at data from gonorrhea cases and antibiotic resistance from 77 countries. Of those countries:
- 97% of those that reported data from 2009 to 2014 had cases that were resistant to ciprofloxacin;
- 81% reported cases were resistant to azithromycin;
- 66% had infections resistant to cephalosporin.
Dr. Teodora Wi, medical officer of human reproduction at the WHO, who co-authored the report, said in …read more
Source: naturalsociety.com
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