Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services issued the following announcement on Feb 24.
“Antibiotic resistance is threatening the effectiveness of gonorrhea treatment in the United States. Gonorrhea is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), with more than 1.14 million infections estimated to occur in the United States each year. Left untreated, it can cause serious health problems, particularly for women, including chronic pelvic pain, life-threatening ectopic pregnancy, and even infertility. And while medication for gonorrhea has been available for decades, the bacteria has grown resistant to nearly every drug ever used to treat it."
Gonorrhea is not something that is easily treated. Prevention is the best method for avoiding gonorrhea and long term health issues it can cause. Kalamazoo County HCS provides free condoms to the public as well as a confidential, no appointment necessary, STD clinic at no cost to you. For more information about the Kalamazoo County HCS STD Clinic, call 373-5203
https://www.cdc.gov/.../fact.../drug-resistant-gonorrhea.pdf
Original source can be found here.
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