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Gonorrhea: Introduction

Gonorrhea: Gonorrhea is a curable sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by a bacterium called Neisseria gonorrhoeae. These bacteria can infect the ... more about Gonorrhea.

Gonorrhea: Common sexually transmitted disease often without symptoms. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Gonorrhea is available below.

Symptoms of Gonorrhea

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Medical Textbooks Online about Gonorrhea

Medical Books Excerpts
  • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
  • "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)
  • "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
  • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
  • "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)
  • "Handbook of Diseases" (2003)
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
  • "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
  • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
  • "The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult" (2008)

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

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Gonorrhea: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Misdiagnosis and Gonorrhea

Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed. The best known, irritable bowel syndrome, is...read more »

Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance....read more »

Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely to cause some level of diarrhea in patients. The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad"...read more »

Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food poisoning). In fact, it's more likely to be an ...read more »

Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it...read more »

Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder with a variety of symptoms (see symptoms of celiac...read more »

Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases. Some of the better known possibilities are peptic ulcer, colon cancer, irritable bowel...read more »

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Causes of Gonorrhea

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Treatments for Gonorrhea

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What Is Gonorrhea

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Clinical Trials for Gonorrhea

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Prevention of Gonorrhea

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Article Excerpts about Gonorrhea

Gonorrhea, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID (Excerpt)

Gonorrhea is a curable sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by a bacterium called Neisseria gonorrhoeae. These bacteria can infect the genital tract, the mouth, and the rectum. In women, the opening (cervix) to the womb (uterus) from the birth canal is the first place of infection. The disease however can spread into the womb and fallopian tubes, resulting in pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). PID affects more than 1 million women in this country every year and can cause infertility in as many as 10 percent of infected women and tubal (ectopic) pregnancy. (Source: excerpt from Gonorrhea, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)

Gonorrhea: NWHIC (Excerpt)

Gonorrhea is caused by the gonococcus, a bacterium that grows and multiplies quickly in moist, warm areas of the body such as the cervix, urethra, mouth, or rectum. In women, the cervix is the most common site of infection. However, the disease can spread to the uterus (womb) and fallopian tubes, resulting in pelvic inflammatory disease (PID); this can cause infertility and ectopic (tubal) pregnancy. Gonorrhea is most commonly spread during genital contact, but it can also be passed from the genitals of one partner to the throat of the other during oral sex (pharyngeal gonorrhea). Gonorrhea of the rectum can occur in people who practice anal intercourse and may also occur in women due to spread of the infection from the vaginal area. (Source: excerpt from Gonorrhea: NWHIC)

Definitions of Gonorrhea:

A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria primarily found in purulent venereal discharges. It is the causative agent of GONORRHEA. - (Source - Diseases Database)

A common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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