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- 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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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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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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Gonorrhea Questions
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How big is my Risk for any STD? 3 AnswersI am a nurse but not an expert about STD's. If a patient described your symptoms to me I would think UTI first and send them to their doctor for urine tests--ur... read more
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#4wordsaftersex so you have gonorrhea (pulling out machete)
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if I was Google I would've called it something else... like Gonorrhea.. oh, the logo possibilities...
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