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Gonorrhea Becoming 'Incurable'

STD mutating so fast that antibiotics can't keep up

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 11, 2011 5:24 AM CDT

(Newser) – The clap is mutating so quickly that there is a real danger that it will become incurable unless new treatments are developed, British doctors warn. The bacterium that causes gonorrhea—the second most common STD in the US—is remarkably adaptable and has proven resistant...   Read full story »

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