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The sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea is caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoea.
Gonorrhea can be spread during oral, vaginal or anal sex with an infected partner. Gonorrhea can be asymptomatic. However, although a person may not have symptoms, transmission of gonorrhea is still possible. Gonorrhea can be treated with antibiotics.
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Fast Facts
- Nicknames: The clap, the drip
- Cause: Neisseria gonorrhoea
- Sometimes asymptomatic
- Prevention: Abstinence, condoms
- 1% of cases develop disseminated gonococcal infectionASHA: Gonorrhea
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United States Statistics
- Estimate: About 700,000 new cases each yearCDC: STD Facts - Gonorrhea
- Cases actually reported in 2006: 358,366CDC: STD Facts - Gonorrhea
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