Gonorrhoea

UK man caught with world's 'worst-ever' case of super-gonorrhoea. What is super-gonorrhoea?

A man in the United Kingdom has been infected with the worst-ever case of gonorrhoea in the world. 

Mar 29, 2018, 14:49 PM IST

Antibiotic resistance making gonorrhoea treatment harder: WHO

The global health body said every year, an estimated 35.2 million people were infected by the disease in the WHO's Western Pacific Region and 11.4 million in the South-East Asian Region, which includes India.

Jul 09, 2017, 18:04 PM IST

WHO warns of untreatable gonorrhoea superbug

At least three people worldwide are infected with totally untreatable “superbug” strains of gonorrhoea which they are likely to be spreading to others through sex, the World Health Organization said.

Jul 07, 2017, 16:22 PM IST

This new antibiotic can be the cure for gonorrhoea – Read

People will be well aware that CO is a toxic molecule but that is at high concentrations. Here we are using very low concentrations which we know the bacteria are sensitive to.

Jan 05, 2017, 13:52 PM IST

Soon, sexually transmitted infection may become untreatable

According to Public Health England (PHE), cases of an antibiotic resistant sexually transmitted infection have been detected in London and if these current cases become resistant to all forms of antibiotics, then there is no new drug available that can treat it and the infection could possibly become untreatable.

Apr 17, 2016, 19:34 PM IST

Antibiotic resistance putting 'super gonorrhea' at untreatability risk

All cases to date have been transmitted through heterosexual intercourse.

Dec 28, 2015, 09:54 AM IST