A super-resistant strain of gonorrhea has been reported in the United Kingdom following warnings from global public health officials that the common sexually transmitted disease is becoming more difficult to treat. Health officials in England said it is the first time that a case of gonorrhea could not be treated successfully with antibiotics that are commonly used to cure it. The bacterial infection was treated with two antibiotics, azithromycin and ceftriaxone, but subsequent tests still came back positive for the disease, the officials said. But public health officials said it is becoming more and more resistant to drugs. Although he had contact with a woman in Asia, he also had one female partner in the United Kingdom, according to the recent report from Public Health England.

Source: Washington Post March 29, 2018 16:30 UTC