Gonorrhea
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is caused by a bacterium called Neisseria gonorrhoeae,
(commonly known as “the clap”) which grows and multiplies, quickly in moist,
warm areas of the body including the reproductive tract, the oral cavity,
and the rectum. One in five people in the U.S. have a STD. One in every
687 Americans ....
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.... with lower overall levels of education, and people
with a lower socioeconomic status. From a standpoint of age, gonorrhea is
most common in people 15-29 years of age. Risk factors include having
multiple sexual partners, a partner with a past history of any STD, and
unprotected sex (sex without the condom or the newly developed female
condom).
The early symptoms of gonorrhea are often mild, and many women who
are infected have no symptoms of the disease. Symptoms of gonorrhea
usually a ....
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