Doctors are warning of a new sexually-transmitted superbug which they fear could ultimately prove to be even more deadly than AIDS.

Doctors are warning of a new sexually-transmitted superbug which they fear could ultimately prove to be even more deadly than AIDS.

Doctors are warning of a new

sexually-transmitted superbug which they fear could ultimately

prove to be even more deadly than AIDS.

            The antibiotic-resistant strain of gonorrhoea - now

considered a superbug - was discovered in Japan two years ago.

            Experts have warned that the bacteria's effects could

match those of AIDS.

            "This might be a lot worse than AIDS in the short run

because the bacteria is more aggressive and will affect more

people quickly," said Alan Christianson, a doctor of

naturopathic medicine.

            Even though nearly 30 million people have died from AIDS

related causes worldwide, Christianson believes the effect of

the gonorrhoea bacteria is more direct, 'CNBC News' reported.

            "Getting gonorrhoea from this strain might put someone

into septic shock and death in a matter of days. This is very

dangerous," Christianson said.

            "It's an emergency situation. As time moves on, it's

getting more hazardous," said William Smith, executive

director of the National Coalition of STD Directors.

            This gonorrhoea strain, HO41, was discovered in Japan two

years ago in a 31-year-old female sex worker who had been

screened in 2009.

            Since it resists current antibiotic treatment, the strain

has been placed in the superbug category with other resistant

bacteria, such as MRSA and CRE.

            These superbugs kill about half the people they attack,

and nearly one in 20 hospital patients become infected with

one, according to the Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention.

            Though no deaths from HO41 have been reported, efforts to

combat it must continue, Smith said.

            "We have to keep beating the drum on this. The potential

for disaster is great," he said