gonorrhoea

Scientists believe they have found a new effective antibiotic for gonorrhoea, which could be one of the most promising in decades.

"If we don't deal with it now, we're going to see more people with serious types of gonorrhoea and more cases of antibiotic resistance," he says.

HIV takes seven weeks to be detected, hepatitis C and B can take 12 weeks or more, and chlamydia and gonorrhoea can show up within a fortnight.

He says it's vital to limit any transmission in the UK so gonorrhoea remains a treatable infection.

A record number of people in England were diagnosed with gonorrhoea last year, annual UK Health Security Agency figures show.