Case of untreatable gonorrhea

Approximately 11.4 million gonorrhea cases occur annually in the African region (Photo: Shutterstock)

Having a sexually transmitted infection is a bad enough experience on its own. Usually though, it is nothing that a treatment course from your doctor won’t help clear off. Then you promise yourself to be more careful in the future. But then, the disease causing microorganisms are evolving too and, thanks to this turns into what scientists call untreatable gonorrhea. Super gonorrhea, others call it. And it is on the rise, right here in Africa.

But hold on, before we explore this superbug, let’s examine a few facts. Gonorrhea is the most common sexually transmitted disease.