Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea: Soon Untreatable?

The World Heath Organization (WHO) said recently that gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted disease, could soon become untreatable.  Infecting millions of people each year, gonorrhea has been developing resistance against every medication used to treat it.  Even cephalosporins, a group of antibiotics considered “the last line of treatment”, are proving to be ineffective in more and more places around the world.  WHO wants countries to tighten their rules for antibiotic use, improve surveillance of the disease to learn the full extent of the problem, and provide better sex education.  It won’t be possible to eliminate gonorrhea, but efforts can be made to limit the spread.Read the full article here: Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea: The Sexually Transmitted Disease May Soon Become Untreatable, WHO Warns