Gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted disease which is expected to reach 700,000 cases this year alone, may soon become impossible to treat. It’s already resistant to most treatments and may soon be immune to that. Unless new drugs are created to fight it, experts predict a health disaster in our future.
It’s not the only STD becoming difficult to treat. Chlamydia and Syphilis are showing signs of resistance to drugs.
Of course, the best way to be safe is to always use condoms and to be checked regularly. Some STD’s are alive and well in people who don’t even know they have a problem. Please visit our LINKS & COMMUNITY page by clicking the menu on the main page. Under local links, you’ll find links for THE FRESNO COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, which provides services and information on these matters.