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Although at first it seems no more than the well-known expletive used in colloquial speech in Colombia, scientists from all over the world insist on the dangers of a latent threat to human health: supergorrea.
The World Health Organization has said in recent days that one of the consequences of the COVID 19 pandemic is the resistance acquired by some bacteria thanks to the increased use of antibiotics to combat respiratory diseases.
According to the Gizmodo portal, the Neisseria gonorrhoeae, The bacterium that causes gonorrhea may be turning into a superbug.
Although the issue is not new (some cases were already known in the United Kingdom in 2018), the dynamics of the pandemic would be exacerbating the problem. There are already antibiotics like ceftriaxone and azithromycin that are not being able against the sexually transmitted infection.
The aforementioned problem brings back the discussion on the use and abuse of antibiotics, especially in cases where they are not essential for the treatment of a specific disease.
A WHO spokesperson told The Sun that due to restrictive measures and widespread fear in the population of the coronavirus, many people are not getting STI tests on time, which results in the aggravation of infections such as the one mentioned above.
Then many would tend to self-medication and the non-prescribed use of antibiotics.
“Such a situation can lead to the emergence of resistance in gonorrhea,” says the spokesperson.
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