incidence: common
cause: bacterium (Neisseria gonorrhoeae)
symptoms: burning with urination, discharge, pelvic pain, spotting
treatment: antibiotics
WHAT IS IT?
Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. This bacterium can cause a number of genital infections, including urethritis, epididymitis, and prostatitis in men and urethritis, cervicitis, and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in women. Women who have had hysterectomies can contract a gonorrheal infection in the urethra and genital glands. The bacterium can also cause infection of the throat, conjunctiva, and rectum, joint infection; and meningitis. Recently it has been found that people who become infected with gonorrhea may be at increased risk of acquiring and transmitting other sexually transmitted diseases, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
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