A gut pathogen that causes diarrhea and vomiting is morphing into a dangerous and difficult-to-treat sexually transmitted infection (STI) is spreading in the United States, sparking concern among the health officials. Drug-resistant strains of a sexually transmissible bacterial infection that causes diarrhea and vomiting in the US are growing. According to a report in the Toronto Sun, Shigellosis, a severe intestinal infection caused by Shigella bacteria, is becoming harder to treat in the US. The treatment of sexually transmitted diarrhea disease is becoming tough due to increasing cases of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) strains of the gut pathogen.
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