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The first British case of a rare flesh-eating sexually transmitted infection has been diagnosed in Southport – England's golf capital and home of The Register's financial and HR office.
The Lancashire Evening Post reports that a woman between the age of 15 and 25 was found in the Merseyside town to be suffering from Donovanosis. That's nothing to do with 1980s Aussie crooner and Neighbours superstar Jason, but rather a sexually transmitted infection that in its later stages can cause genital ulcers that eventually rupture and eat the surrounding flesh.
[...] The diagnosis, made within the last 12 months, is the first in the UK for a disease that is normally only seen in Papua New Guinea, southern Africa, Brazil, and southeast India. Researchers with pharmacy site chemist-4-u.com found out about the case after making a freedom-of-information submission while compiling a study on STIs in the UK.
While "good news" is a relative term when discussing an infection that causes your genitals to be consumed by flesh-eating ulcers, anyone afflicted with the condition will be pleased to know that Donavanosis can be treated with a course of antibiotics and that, when caught early, the flesh-eating part can be avoided.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 25 2018, @11:02AM (5 children)
Southport is a drab rainy shithole which thinks it's a seaside town because there's some sand and the ability to catch hypothermia at will. If you're not a depressed fifty yearold who spends their time in run-down 'arcades' pretending they're having fun while eating overpriced shit from the many identical shops then don't go there. There's literally nothing of value in Southport except it's near Formby and perhaps the cinema which is closer than Liverpool's. Oh, and there's a B&Q on the way in.
(Score: 3, Informative) by kazzie on Saturday August 25 2018, @11:36AM (1 child)
Also, for the benefit of tourists, Southport is in the north of Engand, and Northampton is in the south of England.
(Score: 2) by Whoever on Saturday August 25 2018, @03:53PM
Northampton is north of Watford Gap, which puts it in the Midlands.
According to the UK Government, Northampton is in the East Midlands.
(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 25 2018, @12:00PM
Hmmm ... "Fucking Golf" ... 18 hole concourse ... hit a birdie on each ...
Splendid, wonderful, marvelous, I say!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 25 2018, @02:52PM
Yeah, go to Morcambe instead. [theguardian.com]
(Score: 2) by Whoever on Saturday August 25 2018, @03:56PM
You can also spend an entire day sailing round a small pond with many other people [wikipedia.org] once a year.