The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that antibiotic-resistant strains of gonorrhea are on the rise, and about 78 million people per year could be at risk for the sexually-transmitted disease (STD). [1]
In a recent report, the WHO explains how researchers looked at data from gonorrhea cases and antibiotic resistance from 77 countries. Of those countries:
Although it was previously thought that Zika could only be spread through mosquito bites and sexual intercourse, French scientists now believe that it is possible to spread it through oral sex. It may even be transmitted through the simple act of kissing.
This new data comes from a French couple where one partner contracted Zika through oral sex. The 46-year-old male partner had traveled to Brazil for two months earlier in the year and returned mid-February. He and his 24-year-old female partner then engaged in oral sex.
