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Gonorrhea

Gonorrhea. By: Kirat, Ameera. What is Gonorrhea?. Gonorrhea is a bacterium. Which can take a long time to recover or sometimes, it never recovers. . What is Gonorrhea. Gonorrhea is a bacterium. Which can take a long time to recover or sometimes, it never recovers.

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Gonorrhea

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  1. Gonorrhea By: Kirat, Ameera

  2. What is Gonorrhea? • Gonorrhea is a bacterium. Which can take a long time to recover or sometimes, it never recovers.

  3. What is Gonorrhea • Gonorrhea is a bacterium. Which can take a long time to recover or sometimes, it never recovers. • Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease caused by infection with the Neisseria Gonorrhea bacterium. Gonorrhea infects the mucous membranes of the reproductive tract, including the cervix, uterus, and fallopian tubes in women, and the urethra in women and men. N. gonorrhea can also infect the mucous membranes of the mouth, throat, eyes, and anus.

  4. Symptoms • Signs and systems of gonorrhea usually appear within 1 to 10 days after the person has sex with their infected partner. The bacteria from Gonorrhea are carried in vaginal fluids, and can cause a discharge. • Symptoms of gonorrhea in women may include: pain or burning sensation when passing urine, vaginal discharge that may be yellow or bloody, bleeding between menstrual periods, and heavy bleeding with periods. • Symptoms of gonorrhea in men may include: A burning sensation when urinating, a white, yellow, or green discharge from the penis, Painful or swollen testicles.

  5. How common is gonorrhea? • Gonorrhea is a very common infectious disease. CDC estimates that, annually, more than 700,000 people in the United States get new gonorrheal infections 1, and less than half of these infections are reported to CDC. In 2011, 321,849 cases of gonorrhea were reported to CDC.

  6. How do people get gonorrhea? • Gonorrhea is transmitted through sexual contact with the penis, vagina, mouth, or anus of an infected partner. Ejaculation does not have to occur for gonorrhea to be transmitted or acquired. Gonorrhea can also be spread prenatally from mother to baby during childbirth. • People who have had gonorrhea and received treatment may be reinvested if they have sexual contact with a person infected with gonorrhea.

  7. What are the complications of gonorrhea? • Untreated gonorrhea can cause serious and permanent health problems in both women and men

  8. What is the treatment for gonorrhea? • Gonorrhea can be cured with the right treatment. CDC now recommends dual therapy (i.e. using two drugs) for the treatment of gonorrhea. It is important to take all of the medication prescribed to cure gonorrhea. Medication for gonorrhea should not be shared with anyone. Although medication will stop the infection, it will not repair any permanent damage done by the disease. Antimicrobial resistance in gonorrhea is of increasing concern, and successful treatment of gonorrhea is becoming more difficult. If a person’s symptoms continue for more than a few days after receiving treatment, he or she should return to a health care provider to be revaluated.

  9. The websites we used • http://gonorrhea.emedtv.com/gonorrhea/signs-and-symptoms-of-gonorrhea.html • http://www.google.ca/search?q=yahoo+answers&aq=f&oq=yahoo+answers&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF • http://www.cdc.gov/std/Gonorrhea/STDFact-gonorrhea-detailed.htm • Wikipedia.com

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