Gonorrhoea Could soon Become Untreatable.

After what has been seen as a rise of "super-gonorrhoea" in Leeds, Dame Sally Davies has written to all pharmacies to ensure they are prescribing the correct drugs to patients.
The warning come after concerns were raised that some patients were not getting both of the antibiotics needed to clear the infection.
A new study this year by Public Health England revealed doctors were still prescribing the antibiotic ciprofloxacin for the disease even though it has not been recommended since 2005. Dr. Gwenda Hughes said that "We know that Gonorrhoea is resistant to quite a lot of antibiotics and does develop resistance quite rapidly to new antibiotics as well.”

While ceftriaxone and azithromycin are meant to be used in combination with each other, every case is circumstantial.Using one of the two drugs can make it easier for bacterium to become resistant. Gonorrhoea is caused by bacteria known as Neisseria gonorrhoea and affects the genital area, but the throat or anus may also be involved due to oral s3x.

The disease affects both men and women and is easily transmitted during intercourse, and can also be transmitted during anal or oral s3x. If in any case its left untreated, it can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease, which can cause infertility for women. To prevent this disease one needs to use a condom.
Gonorrhoea is the second most common sexually transmitted infection in England.

Dr Andrew Lee from Public Health England concluded by saying, "Public Health England will continue to monitor, and act on, the spread of antimicrobial resistance and potential gonorrhoea treatment failures, to make sure they are identified and managed promptly."