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from the super-bugs-don't-come-from-krypton dept.
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There’s a little-known sexually transmitted disease (STD) that’s on the rise – and could soon become a very big problem.
Sexual health experts warn that Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) has the potential to become a drug-resistant superbug within a matter of years.
Research by the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) found that over 70 percent of sexual health experts said that if current practices do not change, MG will become resistant to first and second line antibiotics within a decade. Left unchecked, they say this could result in thousands of women each year at increased risk of infertility from pelvic inflammatory disease caused by MG.
As a result of these daunting statistics, BASHH have just released draft guidelines to help the public and health services deal with this impending crisis.
“MG is rapidly becoming the new superbug: it’s increasingly resistant to most of the antibiotics we use to treat chlamydia and changes its pattern of resistance during treatment so it's like trying to hit a moving target,” Dr Peter Greenhouse, sexual health consultant from the UK, said in a statement.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 16 2018, @08:02PM (1 child)
Oxymoron? How about omnimoron? (that would be you)
Infertility is one side effect of MG that impacts women. Your dick festering, getting covered in scar tissue and oozing puss is another side effect. That will definitely affect you, and may affect women (if they encounter it). BTW, not getting laid because your dick looks like it's going to fall off is a condition that will limit your "fertility" even if it's not technically classified as infertility.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Monday July 16 2018, @11:19PM
RoKu suggests movie: Death In The Terminal.
I say: try using the GUI.
To transfer files: right-click on file, pick Copy. Unplug mouse, plug mouse into other computer. Right-click, paste.