In 2017, the WHO raised a worldwide alarm about the rising spread of resistance to older and cheaper antibiotics. 30 percent of all gonorrhea infections are resistant to at least one antibiotic, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). But after some time, the bacteria evolves to become resistant to that treatment. It also happens to be one of the world’s most common STDs, with 78 million new cases every year. Gonorrhea is an infection caused by a bacteria. Usually antibiotics can kill it. But another reason: this case is a harbinger of a looming crisis. You may be at increased risk of gonorrhea if you have had gonorrhea or other sexually transmitted infections in the. Experience has shown that once a resistant strain of gonorrhea appears, it steadily displaces. That’s partially because gonorrhea isn’t the best thing to leave untreated. So far, only a handful of cases are known in Japan. This means that, at least for now, it can still be successfully treated with another antibiotic, Ceftriaxone. Unfortunately for a man in the U.K, he recently did so: he displayed a case of gonorrhea that so dramatically resisted treatment that it chilled his physicians. At this point, the strain of bacteria that is commonly known as super gonorrhoea is resistant to one of the two major treatments, Azithromycin. The drug resistant strains of gonorrhea and similar infections such as MRSA have been attributed to overuse of antibiotics, and experts have long warned that the issue will only worsen in coming years. 'Super gonorrhea' might be around the corner after COVID. It’s not a great feeling to know that you scared your doctors. The super-strain of gonorrhea is known as HO41 and is part of a rising trend of bacterial infections growing resistant to available antibiotics.
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