Article: Gonorrhea

Gonorrhea

What Is Gonorrhea?

How Common Is Gonorrhea?

Is Gonorrhea Contagious?

How Do People Know They Have Gonorrhea?

How Do Doctors Diagnose and Treat Gonorrhea?

Can Gonorrhea Be Prevented?

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Gonorrhea (gah-nuh-REE-uh) is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) spread through all forms of sexual intercourse. It also can be passed from an infected mother to her baby during childbirth. Gonorrhea can affect the genitals, urethra* , rectum* , eyes, throat, joints, and other organs and tissues of the body.

*urethra

(yoo-REE-thra) is the tube through which urine passes from the bladder to the outside of the body.
*rectum
is the final portion of the large intestine, ...

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