Sexually transmitted diarrhea is on the rise — and it’s morphing into a drug-resistant superbug

Sexually transmitted diarrhea is on the rise — and it’s morphing into a drug-resistant superbug

You don’t have to be a pioneer on the Oregon Trail to catch the bug that causes dysentery. Nowadays, the infection is spreading more through sex — and evolving into something that’s “close to untreatable,” one expert said. Shigella bacteria infect nearly half a million people in the US every year — causing diarrhea with blood … Read more