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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Milica Cosic

'Untreatable' STD superbug that causes infertility and miscarriage is a 'silent spreader'

A new "silent-spreader" sexually transmitted disease which can cause infertility is feared to be evolving into a possible 'superbug'.

Scientists are worried that mycoplasma genitalium — also known as M. genitalium or M. gen. — has so far proven to be resistant to antibiotics, with the medical community calling for more screenings for the disease.

And now boffins have expressed fears it could cause an "out of control" STD epidemic.

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