Word reaching our desk from the supposed house of the campus scene A-listers (yes MUBS) presents yet another shocker from the esteemed university right in the middle of its recovery from the recent rape scandal it suffered earlier this year. Fear and havoc now grips the student fraternity following the retribution that seems not to be sparing any partakers of the well known vice that is campus fornication.
Gonorrhea, colloquially known as the clap is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae and according to the Hive’s sources, has become rampant and pandemic among the slay queen infested streets of Nakawa amidst MUBS. Rumor has it that a 2 out of every 10 students are moving pestilence cases.
According to the health personnel at Ecopharm and Sena Pharmacies, cases of students infected with the Neisseria bacteria has suddenly shot up to about 5-6 students a week and counting.
“Many of the students who come to us don’t even know they are infected and often wait for the worser symptoms before they seek medical treatment.” Quoted a health worker at the aforementioned pharmacies.
Some of the symptoms of this infection are painful urination and abnormal discharge from the penis or vagina. Men may experience testicular pain and women may experience pain in the lower stomach. In some cases gonorrhea has no early symptoms implying it’s something better prevented than cured.
Being a sexually transmitted disease, Dr. Mirembe of Mulago, a celebrated Gynecologist and Obstetrician recommends that students observe the usual prevention taught straight from primary school. “Abstain from intercourse. Failure to to this, use a condom or else just have a committed partner you trust.”
Untreated gonorrhea can cause serious and permanent health problems in both women and men. In women, gonorrhea can spread into the uterus or fallopian tubes and cause pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). If left untreated, gonorrhea can also spread to the blood and cause disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI) according to centers for disease control and prevention.
Speaking to one of the university students, the pervasive cases are associated with the fornicating husbands (so called “blessers”) who initiate the infection which then passes on later. He angrily suggested these men/women stay in their marriages and leave students to academic work.
With a threatening epidemic on the rise, the hive is soon to hear from the university administration about their prophylactics.