Massachusetts health officials detect gonorrhea strain with 'reduced response' to antibiotics
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Massachusetts health officials have detected a strain of gonorrhea that shows a reduced response to several antibiotics, a first in the United States.
Officials said that this marks the first time that a strain of gonorrhea that shows a resistance or reduced response to antibiotics has been detected inside the United States. Adam Sabes is a writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Adam.Sabes@fox.com and on Twitter @asabes10.
Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted infection that is bacterial, and can come with little to no symptoms. According to the health agency, it can "result in pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility, and other health problems" if untreated.
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