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Sexually transmitted diarrhoea spreading rapidly among gay men in UK

Variants of Shigella, which can cause bloody or prolonged diarrhoea, are causing more disease and growing more antibiotic-resistant, a new study from the University of Cambridge has found. Research shows that, between 2015 and 2020, sexually transmitted forms of Shigella rose 15 percent faster annu...

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What happened Sexually transmitted diarrhoea spreading rapidly among gay men in UK.
The headline split The left frames it as "Sexually transmitted diarrhoea spreading rapidly among gay men in UK". The right frames it as "Sexually transmitted tummy bug ‘spreading rapidly’ in the UK – diarrhoea and 3 other symp...".
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Left / center-leftSexually transmitted diarrhoea spreading rapidly among gay men in UK

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Right / center-rightSexually transmitted tummy bug ‘spreading rapidly’ in the UK – diarrhoea and 3 other symptoms

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PinkNewsNews report · Jul 8, 10:30 PM

Sexually transmitted diarrhoea spreading rapidly among gay men in UK

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Variants of Shigella, which can cause bloody or prolonged diarrhoea, are causing more disease and growing more antibiotic-resistant, a new study from the University of Cambridge has found....

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The Sun UKNews report · Jul 8, 10:30 PM

Sexually transmitted tummy bug ‘spreading rapidly’ in the UK – diarrhoea and 3 other symptoms

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BRITS have been warned that a rapidly spreading sexually transmitted tummy bug is a "threat" to public health. Shigella is a bacterial gut infection that can be spread through sexual contac...

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