H041 : Sex Superbug

•  There’s a new superbug out there and experts fear it’s going to be deadlier than AIDS.
•  In April, 2013 two cases of the “sex superbug” have been found in Hawaii. 
•  The superbug, which is an antibiotic-resistant strain of gonorrhea, has the potential to be as deadly or even deadlier than AIDS.
• The new strain of gonorrhea is known as H041 & it was first discovered in 2009 in Japan after a sex worker fell victim to the superbug. 
• Since it resists current antibiotic treatment, the strain has been placed in the superbug category with other resistant bacteria, such as MRSA and CRE.
• It is to be noted that Gonorrhea  is a common human sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Neisseria Gonorrhoeae, with over 700,000 cases in the United States each year. 
• The gonorrhea strain has not yet claimed any lives, but the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have asked Congress for $54 million to find an antibiotic to treat the strain.