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  • ‘Flesh-Eating’ STD that causes ‘Beefy Red’ sores is spreading in UK

    Source: https://nypost.com/2021/10/22/flesh-...reading-in-uk/


    ‘Flesh-Eating’ STD that causes ‘Beefy Red’ sores is spreading in UK
    By Natalie O'Neill
    October 22, 2021 9:40pm Updated

    A once-rare flesh-eating sexually transmitted disease that causes “beefy red” ulcers is spreading across the UK, according to a report Friday.

    Cases of donovanosis — which causes thick sores that damage genital tissue — have been steadily growing in the region since 2016, and cases are expected to rise, according to data and experts cited by Birmingham Live.

    “Figures suggest that donovanosis — which was previously thought to be restricted to places including India, Brazil and New Guinea — is becoming more common on these shores,” Dr. Datta, of MyHealthCare Clinic in London, told the outlet.

    Health officials reported 30 cases of the STD in the UK in 2019, but more infections in the past two years could pose a public-health risk, she warned...
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