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Can you die from neisseria gonorrhea infection?
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Std and death: In 2012 that would be surprising....Testing is wide spread and antibiotics are cheap....
Answered 4/3/2015
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Very unlikely: This is an infection acquired from sexual activity. It is easily treated with antibiotics although recently the resistance rates have been increasing. Untreated infections would cause more urinary symptoms but very unlikely to cause death.
Answered 1/19/2017
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