Gonorrhea is becoming unstoppable; highly resistant cases found in US
It has resistance or reduced susceptibility to all drugs recommended for treatment.
probably important to note that corporations have basically halted research into new antibiotics since the 80s due to high cost
its possible to continue the arms race if a government wanted to
Not to be all :im-vegan: but the continual decline of antibiotics efficacy is way more due to their routine use and misuse in animal agriculture. For every irresponsible doctor or human patient not completing a course, there is an entire farm using them en masse as attempted prophylaxis.
No idea if this specifically has anything to do with that, but every time declining effectiveness of antibiotics comes up I am compelled to mention this
For every irresponsible doctor or human patient not completing a course,
What's crazy is that completing a course of bacteria or not isn't even really known if it's causing the arms race like at all. Like most science, we're still trying to really pin things down well but there has been some amount of research suggesting it's not nearly as big a deal as we thought.
it can be a big deal on an individual level because if you dont get the bacteria thats fucking you up with the first antibiotic it comes back hard and likes to be resistant
i had a resistant infection i needed a 10 day course of iv antibiotics for and it sucked
I was reading some research a year ago that was like, 5-day course of antibiotics are just as effective as 10-day for some bacterial infections (can’t recall the specifics).
Sex-Havers in absolute shambles RN, the Volcel Vanguard marches on :volcel-kamala: :volcel-judge: :volcel-police: :volcel-vanguard:
Fortunately, both cases were successfully cured with potent injections of the antibiotic ceftriaxone
Imagine having to get an injection straight into your peen :ohnoes:
. In the US, there were nearly 700,000 cases in 2021, up more than 25 percent from 2017, according to preliminary estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
that is actually wild
That's a lot of discharge
People are too horny out there
did you know condoms were originally invented so people could have sex then enjoy a delicious tasty snack shortly after?
:spray-bottle:
:the-more-you-know:
its ok I don't have sex
:yes-hahaha-yes-l:
:volcel-judge:
:grillman: so what, i'm supposed to just stop getting gonorrhea now?
What number plague is this
More humans = more chances for diseases to develop.
It's a bit more complicated than that — factors like sanitation, public health measures, human-animal contact, and even climate play a part. Especially under capitalism "more disease happens when there are more humans" is a reasonable correlation (if reductive)
Very important to be careful with the phrasing and with that line of thinking though, as it can easily open the door for ecofash talking points
Add on the problems of anti-science conspiracy wackos who are probably going to do things like stop taking drug courses half-way through the regimen and use ivermectin instead thus creating strains that are resistant to even working drugs or new wonder-drugs and doing things like pushing the medical establishment to gate the last line treatments behind mandatory (and expensive) hospital stays where they can force you to take the full course and the picture looks even more bleak for the average worker who doesn't want to be in crippling medical debt.
:volcel-police: is the only defense....
outside a a condom!!!1 :volcel-judge: take him away boys
Wear a condom folks
coomer remover
Capitalism is when all resources are poured into marketing and executive/shareholder payments instead of research and development
Gonorrhea where the wind comes sweeping down the plain!
Become ungovernable:covid-cool:
My friend just contracted a new(?) std called mycoplasma genitalium, it's drug resistant and and took like a month to clear up. Go get tested people.
:sicko-wistful:
Big medical Q-tip spreading STIs so they can increase their business model
When's my boy syphilis going to get its moment? It's her turn!
That is a spirokeet backteria. Those useually have trouble developing antibiotic resistance.
Chlamydia, gettin rid of ya
Imagine being the first dude stuck with perma-gonorrhea. Just pissing red hot for the rest of your life
Gonorrhea is becoming unstoppable, it's already acquired the fourth Infinity Gem
🎶 🦠SHOULDVE USED PHAGES//INSTEAD YOU TOOK AGES🎶🦠
