Super gonorrhoea symptoms explained as terrifying 'resistant' strain hits UK

dailystar.co.uk:

gonorrhoea set to sweep across the country.With gruesome symptoms and painful implications, health experts are growing concerned as three new confirmed cases of the highly infections STI have appeared in the UK.Dr.

Teodora Wi from the World Health Organisation has warned "These are extensively drug-resistant gonorrhoea with high-level resistance to the current recommended treatment for gonorrhoea."The bacterial infection is the second most common STI, and its symptoms are bad at the best of times — let alone when it becomes an unshiftable illness.Dr Sameer Sanghvi, Clinical Technology Lead at LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor, said: "Finding this strain of gonorrhoea in the UK is a stark reminder of the importance of keeping on top of your sexual health.

Here's the low down on the nasty infection, with a breakdown of symptoms and advice on how to avoid it...Gonorrhoea is a bacteria spread through discharge — both male and female.

It can move from person to person via unprotected vaginal, oral or anal sex and can also cling to shared vibrators and other unwashed sex toys.