Word: gonococcus
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Massive Medication. Although VD researchers are still arguing over whether some strains of the gonococcus are now resistant to penicillin, cure is almost certain if the treatment is intensive enough. To give the germs no chance. PHS experts recommend minimal doses of 1,200,000 to 2,400,000 units of penicillin for simple cases of gonorrhea and as much as 20 million units a day for such serious complications as gonorrheal arthritis and heart infection. For the few patients who cannot tolerate penicillin, several other antibiotics are almost as good...