Gonorrhoea

Gonorrhoea Latest News

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted approval for two new oral medicines, Nuzolvence (zoliflodacin) and Blujepa (gepotidacin), to treat gonorrhoea, a common sexually transmitted infection, prone to resistance against drugs.

About Gonorrhoea

• It is a preventable and curable sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacteria Neisseria gonorrhea. 
• It’s also sometimes called “the clap” or “drip.” 
• Gonorrhea bacteria can infect the urethra, rectum, female reproductive tract, mouth, throat, or eyes.
• Transmission: 
  • It is most commonly spread during vaginal, oral or anal sexual activity. 
  • But babies can get the infection during childbirth. 
• In babies, gonorrhea most commonly affects the eyes.
• Gonorrhea can affect people of any age, anatomy, or gender, but it’s particularly common among teens and young adults between the ages of 15 and 24.
• Symptoms: 
  • Many people with gonorrhoea won’t notice any symptoms. If you do get symptoms, it’s usually between 1 to 14 days after getting the infection.
  • Men are more likely to experience symptoms. Up to 50% of women won’t experience symptoms. 
  • Gonorrhoea can cause a sore throat, conjunctivitis, unusual vaginal or penile discharge, and pelvic and genital pain.
• Untreated gonorrhoea can cause:
  • infections affecting the skin, joints, heart (endocarditis), and brain (meningitis)
  • infertility in both females and males
  • pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
  • epididymitis and prostatitis (inflammation of your prostate)
  • Some of these complications can cause permanent damage to your health.
• Prevention: It can be prevented by practicing safe sex.
• Treatment: 
• Gonorrhoea is treatable and curable with antibiotics.
• Antimicrobial resistance to gonorrhoea is a serious and growing problem, rendering many classes of antibiotics ineffective with the risk of becoming untreatable.

Source: TH

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