What is 'Super Gonorrhea', the infection on rise due to COVID-19
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), super gonorrhea may become drug-resistant, including resistance to recommended treatments such as azithromycin, which has seen an increase in its usage during the coronavirus pandemic

- Dec 28, 2020,
- Updated Dec 28, 2020 2:31 PM IST
The overuse of antibiotics in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic has led to a rise in cases of 'super gonorrhea' which may even become incurable.
Gonorrhea is a bacterial condition caused by a sexually transmitted bacterium that affects both males and females. Health experts fear that excessive use of antibiotics may make this infection "untreatable."
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), super gonorrhea may become drug-resistant, including resistance to recommended treatments such as azithromycin, which has seen an increase in its usage during the coronavirus pandemic.
The overuse of antibiotics in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic has led to a rise in cases of 'super gonorrhea' which may even become incurable.
Gonorrhea is a bacterial condition caused by a sexually transmitted bacterium that affects both males and females. Health experts fear that excessive use of antibiotics may make this infection "untreatable."
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), super gonorrhea may become drug-resistant, including resistance to recommended treatments such as azithromycin, which has seen an increase in its usage during the coronavirus pandemic.