Report: Gonorrhea may soon become incurable
Posted: Jun 7, 2012 11:58 AM EDT | Updated: Nov 6, 2014 2:52 AM EDT
Gonorrhea may soon become incurable.
That's according to the World Health Organization. It's the second-most common sexually transmitted disease.
For years it has been treatable with medication, but now several countries are reporting in some cases the disease is resisting antibiotics.
The W.H.O. said 106 million people are infected with gonorrhea every year. Health officials are calling on more research into alternative treatments.