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Neisseria gonorrhea infection
Infection by neiserria gonorrhea, also known as gonococcus, is an std with symptoms that range from the classic urethritis with discharge to pelvic inflammatory disease (in women) to disseminated gonococcal infection, causing nontraumatic arthritis and rash. Treatment is usually with a third generation cephalosporin like ceftriaxone.
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Preteen 6-13 | Common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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Can you die from neisseria gonorrhea infection?
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What is the definition or description of: neisseria gonorrhea infection?
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A member asked:
How long does neisseria gonorrhea live outside the body? From the information that is available i can find no published papers to say what the lifespan of neissria gonorrhea can survive. The information says it can't survive for long. How long? The discha
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A 23-year old female asked:
My baby had pus that covered her eyes and the general practitioner said it's neisseria gonorrhea that she might've contracted from me during the c-section but I was never diagnosed with gonorrhea or tested for it. Should I get myself tested?
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How can I distingish between gonorrhea and a yeast infection?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Can DGI occur after 3 years of untreated gonorrhea infection?
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A 25-year old male asked about a 26-year old male:
What is the most effective orally administered treatment regimen for gonorrhea for an indian male who contracts the infection on mainland china?
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A 20-year old male asked:
Is it best if I restrain from physical exercise when I have been treated from an sexual transmitted infection like gonorrhea?
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A 29-year old female asked:
If color of positive urine gonorrhea test isn't that intense(light green and not dark),does it mean that infection was recent?or is there no inference
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A 34-year old asked:
Is it normal to get an yeast infection after being treated for gonorrhea and chlymadia ?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Gonorrhea how long can a live in a room , sex toys and other sexally transmitted infection?
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A 39-year old asked:
How do you test a female for gonorrhea for urethral infection site from nonpenatrative sexual contact?
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A 50-year old asked:
Can you tell me if I am currently fighting an infection (such as herpes or gonorrhea), would that show up in a cbc?
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A male asked about a 28-year old male:
I have been taking cefixime for 5 days and my gonorrhea infection is clearing up how long should I continue taking this pill before i stop?
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A 36-year old asked:
After you've been treated for gonorrhea, how long does it take for the infection to be completely gone? Dont want girlfriend to know.
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A 25-year old female asked:
I have had gonorrhea three times. My boyfriend is negative and I havnt had any other partners. Is it possible for the infection to reoccur?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Is it possible that one has been infeced with gonorrhea for a long time but both partners suddenly develop symptomes?or is the infection then recent?
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A 31-year old male asked:
I was exposed to gonorrhea/trich, notified two days later. I received oral sex from a 2nd partner before being notified. The 2nd partner was on week 1 of 6 of a clindamycin regimen for an unrelated infection. What is partner 2s chances of infection?
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A 41-year old asked:
Can a gonorrhea infection during pregnancy harm the unborn child?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I had gonorrhea and pid. I got treated and cured. I have had two miscarriages since. Could it have been from the infection making me infertile?
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A 27-year old male asked:
Could you please tell me what the chances are for getting a rectal gonorrhea infection from oro-anal practice by someone with pharyngeal gonorrhea?
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A 43-year old asked:
I have contracted gonorrhea a few month ago along with bv, I am ok now but ever since that I have been having re-occuring yeast infections frequently.?
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A 28-year old female asked:
I had a kidney infection and a yeast infection and went in for a pap. My test came back positive for gonorrhea! is it possible that the test is wrong?
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A 32-year old male asked:
What is the estimated percentage of oral gonorrhea that does not respond to a 500mg IM rocephin shot in USA? If rocephin shot is received 5 days post exposure should that be sufficient treatment for possible oral infection?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Is it possible for gonorrhea to 'form' to start with someone who has only had one sexual partner who claims to not have any history of sexually transmitted infections?
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A 22-year old male asked:
How long would I have to go with undiagnosed gonorrhea, in order to develop a disseminated gonococcal infection (for it to go into the bloodstream)? Are we talking weeks or months?
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A 26-year old female asked:
What is the likelihood that std's like gonorrhea could be transferred from saliva alone with deep kissing? How would oral infection be treated?
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A 28-year old female asked:
5 weeks pregnant months after gonorrhea treatment that turned into PID. Test negative now. Could the past gonorrhea infection make me miscarry?
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A 21-year old male asked:
After gave girl oral sores symps, but no sore in mouth, sore throat after, then sty infection, STD test negative HIV clamydia n gonorrhea, syphaliis?
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A 44-year old asked:
How can you tell if bacterial meningitis is an infection with neisseria meningitis or haemophilus influenzae?
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