Gonorrhea bacteria can infect the urethra, rectum, female reproductive tract, mouth, throat or eyes. Gonorrhea is most commonly spread during vaginal, oral or anal sexual activity. But babies can get the infection during childbirth. In babies, gonorrhea most commonly affects the eyes.

2024年1月30日 · Gonorrhea can affect people of any age, anatomy, or gender, but it’s particularly common among teens and young adults between the ages of 15 and 24. You can contract or transmit gonorrhea by...

Gonorrhoea or gonorrhea, colloquially known as the clap, [7] is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. [8] . Infection may involve the genitals, mouth, or rectum. [9] Gonorrhea is spread through sexual contact with an infected person, [1] or from a mother to a child during birth. [1] .

2024年7月25日 · Gonorrhea is a common sexually transmitted infection (STI) that comes from a bacteria called Neisseria gonorrhoeae (N. gonorrhoeae). It’s also sometimes called “the clap” or “drip.” Sexually active people of any age can get gonorrhea and give it to their partners. You can also pass the infection to your baby during childbirth.

2024年11月4日 · Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease (STD). You get it from having sex with someone who is infected with it. You may have heard people call it “the clap.” Both men and women can get it,...

2024年2月15日 · Gonorrhea is a common sexually transmitted infection (STI) that can be treated. People who are sexually active can get gonorrhea. This fact sheet answers basic questions about gonorrhea. What is gonorrhea? Gonorrhea is an STI that can cause infection in the genitals, rectum, and throat.

2024年10月7日 · Gonorrhea is a very common sexually transmitted infection (STI) that you may hear referred to as “the clap” or “the drip.” An infected person can pass it to a partner during vaginal, anal, and/or...

2024年9月14日 · Gonorrhea, commonly referred to as "the clap," is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that frequently goes undiagnosed and untreated. Because of this, an infected individual can unwittingly transmit it to others during oral, vaginal, or anal sex.

Adults with gonorrhea are treated with antibiotics. Due to emerging strains of drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterium that causes gonorrhea, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that uncomplicated gonorrhea be treated with the antibiotic ceftriaxone. This antibiotic is given as a shot, also called an injection.

Gonorrhea is caused by the Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria. The infection is transmitted from one person to another through vaginal, oral, or anal sexual relations. Men have a 20% chance of getting the infection by having sexual relations with a woman infected with gonorrhea.