Is gonorrhea also called clap?
2006-08-27 21:09:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
Yes. Clap is another name of gonorrhea.
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Gonorrhea
Also known as clap, gonorrhea is a highly contagious sexually transmitted disease. A bacterium called neisseria gonorrhoeae causes gonorrhea. This bacterium multiplies very quickly in the urinary tracts of men and the reproductive organs of women. Many times, gonorrhea remains undiagnosed in women, as the symptoms may be absent. That may cause development of pelvic inflammatory disease in women. This is a highly dangerous condition. Gonorrhea can be treated with antibiotics. If you learn more and keep watch over any symptoms that indicate that you might have contacted gonorrhea, you will save yourself a lot of pain. Lets find out more about gonorrhea.
2006-08-27 21:39:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gonorrhoea (gonorrhea in American English), slang term "the clap", is among the most common curable sexually transmitted diseases in the world and is caused by the Gram-negative bacterium called Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
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2006-08-28 04:27:11 · answer #2 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, gonorrhea is also called 'the clap'.
It is also the answer to the riddle: "What is green and yellow and eats nuts?"
2006-08-28 06:08:32 · answer #3 · answered by Mad Roy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clappity clap clap. If you have it real bad, it's called a round of applause.
2006-08-28 04:12:05 · answer #4 · answered by ananswerer 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2006-08-28 04:14:03 · answer #5 · answered by lcmcpa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋