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Updated: 21 Dec 2020, 15:36
SUPER gonorrhoea is on the rise as the highly infectious and drug-resistant bug may become untreatable in a perfect storm caused by Covid-19.
World Health Organisation medics warned the STI may become even more resistant to antibiotics as an overuse of them during the pandemic is fuelling its mutation.
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Super gonorrhoea is on the rise thanks to the Covid pandemic Credit: Getty Images - Getty
The super strain of one of the world’s oldest STIs has been given the ideal environment to thrive as the world continues to fight against coronavirus.
Untreated, super gonorrhoea can lead to a five-fold increase of HIV transmission and eye infections that may lead to blindness.