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Is it true about.this.new.super.bug or a resistant strain of gonorrhea thats going around and.if so please explain it to me?
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Resistance: ...Is most commonly due to incomplete eradication of a bacterial infection--such as when person on 10 day antibiotic feels better after 4 and stops prematurely. There still are options to treat gonorrhea, but is much more complicated than it used to be. For more info, see: http://www.Pbs.Org/newshour/rundown/2013/04/mutating-gonorrhea-superbugs-coming-soon-to-a-town-near-you.Html use condoms!
Answered 4/16/2015
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Nope, not true (yet): All gonorrhea can be treated easily with standard antibiotics; there is no such thing as a "superbug" gonorrhea strain that cannot be effectively treated. It is a possible concern for future, but probably not for many years.
Answered 4/16/2015
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