Eleven-year-old girl who bathed in hot spring diagnosed with gonorrhea: Case studyThe girl developed the symptoms after bathing in a busy hot pool at the edge of Italy's Specchio di Venere (Mirror of Venus)An 11-year-old Austrian girl has been diagnosed with gonorrhea after returning from a family vacation to Italy where she reportedly bathed in a hot spring. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article contentThe girl first developed symptoms after bathing in a heavily frequented hot pool at the edge of crater lake Specchio di Venere (“Mirror of Venus”) on Pantelleria Island, Italy. Try refreshing your browser, or Eleven-year-old girl who bathed in hot spring diagnosed with gonorrhea: Case study Back to videoAccording to a case study published September 17, she developed vulvovaginitis — inflammation and irritation of the vagina or vulva, usually soothed with anti-fungal cream. Although the disease can be transferred through sexual contact, the young girl adamantly denied have any contact of the kind, said researchers from New Zealand’s University of Auckland and Austria’s University of Salzburg in the study.

Source: National Post November 18, 2021 01:00 UTC