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First Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea Cases Detected In North America

Submitted by emalvini on Tue, 01/08/2013 - 22:17
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First Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea Cases Detected In North America

Completely incurable gonorrhea may be at hand

By JASON KOEBLER
January 8, 2013

The fears of major health organizations have come true: Gonorrhea that is immune to the last remaining effective oral antibiotic has been detected in at least nine North American patients, meaning the era of "incurable" gonorrhea could be close.

In a study released Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, a group of scientists led by Vanessa Allen of Public Health Ontario, found that 6.7 percent of patients with gonorrhea at a Toronto clinic still had the disease after a round of cephalosporins, the last effective oral antibiotic used to treat the disease. Of 133 patients who returned for a "test of cure" visit, nine remained gonorrhea-positive. This is the first time cephalosporin-resistant gonorrhea has been found in humans in North America.

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We get low doses of Antibiotics through GMO's

Submitted by beeman on Wed, 01/09/2013 - 03:33.

and in our factory farm meats. It is just a matter of time this was going to happen. More incurables to come!

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Ewww

Submitted by jrd3820 on Wed, 01/09/2013 - 00:59.

I do believe this is the second time one of your posts has made me title my comment "ewww" lol. The giant squid post gave me shivers and made me think.... ewwww lol. Now with the gonorrhea....

On the plus side maybe people will stop being as.....um.... shall I say unselective about their partners....

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Not a problem for those who abstain.

Submitted by AnAppealToHeavenWash on Wed, 01/09/2013 - 00:53.

So what is the issue.

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we should print the names and make a map

Submitted by joeinmo on Wed, 01/09/2013 - 00:21.

of all those dangerous individuals with the non-curable variety :)

don't worry!

Submitted by entropypressStAt on Wed, 01/09/2013 - 00:12.

as soon as you see this on mainstream news know that the vaccine is getting FDA approval. And within 6 months they'll be distributing them via Walmart.

I meant that to be kinda funny....but the thing is. Its too true. ;-(

ASAP Solution

Submitted by WillardPhule on Wed, 01/09/2013 - 00:07.

I wonder if Colloidal silver would help cure it?

When I was an Airman in Korea 45 years ago...

Submitted by Bob-45 on Wed, 01/09/2013 - 00:01.

we heard story about military personnel send to a "Devil's Island" until their STDs could be cured. In other words,"forever."

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Heard That Too Bob!

Submitted by emalvini on Wed, 01/09/2013 - 00:38.

Hope Piers Morgasm and Mayor Bluebeard don't come down with it...Ha!