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gonorrhea

Also known as chronic gonococcal infectious disease of lower genitourinary tract, chronic gonococcal infectious disease of upper genitourinary tract, the clap, gonorrhoea

Gonorrhea or gonorrhoea, colloquially known as the clap,

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Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria that can infect various parts of the body. It matters because it's a common infection that requires medical treatment to prevent complications and further spread.

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Key facts

Medical condition (new).name: Gonorrhea
Medical condition (new).synonyms: Gonorrhoea, gonococcal infection, gonococcal urethritis, the clap
Medical condition (new).image: Gonococcal lesion on the skin PHIL 2038 lores.jpg
Medical condition (new).caption: Gonococcal lesion on the skin
Medical condition (new).field: Infectious disease
Medical condition (new).symptoms: None, burning with urination, vaginal discharge, discharge from the penis, pelvic pain, testicular pain
Medical condition (new).complications: Pelvic inflammatory disease, inflammation of the epididymis, septic arthritis, endocarditis
Medical condition (new).causes: Neisseria gonorrhoeae typically sexually transmitted
Medical condition (new).diagnosis: Testing the urine, urethra in males; vagina or cervix in females, throat, or rectum
Medical condition (new).prevention: Condoms, having sex with only one person who is uninfected, not having sex, meningococcal B vaccines
Medical condition (new).treatment: Ceftriaxone by injection and azithromycin by mouth
Medical condition (new).frequency: 0.8% (women), 0.6% (men)

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Research

29,532 papers

Gonorrhoea.ReviewNature reviews. Disease primers · 2019Unemo M, Seifert HS, Hook EW 3rd et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41572-019-0128-6
[Gonorrhoea].ReviewUgeskrift for laeger · 2018Tolstrup J, Westh H, Vestergaard T
Neisseria gonorrhoeae physiology and pathogenesis.Advances in microbial physiology · 2022Green LR, Cole J, Parga EFD et al.DOI: 10.1016/bs.ampbs.2022.01.002
Gonorrhea in the newborn.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 1988Alexander ERDOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1988.tb23970.x
Gonorrhoea.ReviewThe Practitioner · 1972Grimble AS
Gonorrhea, a current disease with ancient roots: from the remedies of the past to future perspectives.Le infezioni in medicina · 2019Vicentini CB, Manfredini S, Maritati M et al.
Future treatment of gonorrhea--novel emerging drugs are essential and in progress?Expert opinion on emerging drugs · 2015Unemo M, Shafer WMDOI: 10.1517/14728214.2015.1039981
Gonorrhoea.ReviewCurrent problems in dermatology · 1996Lind IDOI: 10.1159/000424878

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Signs and symptoms
Women
Men
Infants
Spread
Cause
Spread
Risk factors
Complications
Diagnosis
Screening
Prevention
Vaccines
Treatment
Antibiotics
Sexual partners
Antibiotic resistance
Prognosis
Epidemiology
History
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Gonorrhea or gonorrhoea, colloquially known as the clap, is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Infection may involve the genitals, mouth, or rectum.

Gonorrhea is spread through sexual contact with an infected person, or from a mother to a child during birth. Infected males may experience pain or burning with urination, discharge from the penis, or testicular pain. Infected females may experience burning with urination, vaginal discharge, vaginal bleeding between periods, or pelvic pain. Complications in females include pelvic inflammatory disease and in males include inflammation of the epididymis. Many of those infected, however, have no symptoms. If untreated, gonorrhea can spread to joints or heart valves. Globally, gonorrhea affects about 0.8% of women and 0.6% of men. An estimated 33 to 106 million new cases occur each year. In 2015, it caused about 700 deaths.

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