2007-01-12 19:31:12 · 8 answers · asked by helly 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
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What Is It?
Gonorrhea (pronounced: gah-nuh-ree-uh) is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by bacteria called Neisseria gonorrhoeae. The bacteria can be passed from one person to another through vaginal, oral, or anal sex, even when the person who is infected has no symptoms. It can also be passed from a mother to her baby during birth. You cannot catch gonorrhea from a towel, a doorknob, or a toilet seat.
2007-01-13 02:57:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gonorrhea is:
an infection that is spread through sexual contact with another person
caused by a bacterium, Neisseria gonorrhoeae
second only to Chlamydial infections in the number of reported cases.
The Gonorrhea germs are found in the mucous areas of the body:
Genital tract
Penis
Rectum
Throat
Vagina
In women
The opening (cervix) to the womb (uterus) from the birth canal is the first place of infection
The disease can spread into the womb and fallopian tubes, resulting in Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) which can cause infertility in up to 10% of infected women and tubal (ectopic) pregnancy
Risk Groups
Any person who is sexually active can be infected with Gonorrhea
Common among younger people, ages 15-30, who have multiple sex partners
Increases in Gonorrhea have been found among men who have sex with men
Occurs more frequently in urban areas than in rural areas
It is the most common reportable sexually transmitted infection in the United States, with an estimated 800,000 cases of Gonorrhea reported annually
2007-01-13 05:50:41 · answer #2 · answered by ♥@n$ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease. This is caused by a bacteria called Niesseria Gonorrhoeae. It causes infection to the Urinary tract system. Without a good treatment the patient may die.
2007-01-13 03:42:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Facts about Gonorrhea
http://www.cdc.gov/std/Gonorrhea/STDFact-gonorrhea.htm
http://www.healthnewsflash.com/conditions/gonorrhea.php
http://www.herpes-coldsores.com/std/gonorrhea.htm
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/stdgon.htm
http://www.epigee.org/health/gonorrhea.html
2007-01-13 03:44:51 · answer #4 · answered by Josephine 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A highly contagious sexually transmitted disease, caused by a bacterium called gonococcus. It is treatable with antibiotics.
2007-01-13 03:35:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is an STD. It requires immediate medical attention!
2007-01-13 03:42:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sexually transmitted disease
2007-01-13 04:48:26 · answer #7 · answered by monica4rd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
STDs.
2007-01-13 03:35:17 · answer #8 · answered by zodiaccyber 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋