This document summarizes information about gonorrhea (Neisseria gonorrhoeae), including:
1. The history of gonorrhea identification and treatment, from ancient Greek beliefs to the development of antibiotics and culture techniques in the 19th-20th centuries.
2. Details on the pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of common and complicated gonorrheal infections affecting the urethra, cervix, rectum, pharynx, and other sites.
3. Descriptions of local complications like epididymitis and pelvic inflammatory disease, and systemic complications including disseminated gonococcal infection.
According to the document, gonorrhea is a common sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. It affects 200 million people per year globally. Gonorrhea has developed resistance to antibiotics and often causes complications when left untreated such as pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility. The document discusses the classification, symptoms, transmission, diagnosis and treatment of gonorrhea. It provides detailed information on the various forms and complications of gonorrhea in both men and women.
Neisseria gonorrhoeae, discovered in 1879 by Albert Neisser, is a bacterium that causes the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhea. It is the second most commonly reported STD in the US. Symptoms include burning during urination and abnormal discharge. While treatable with antibiotics if caught early, it can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease if left untreated. Prevention is through safe sex practices like condom use or abstinence.
This document summarizes information about gonorrhea (Neisseria gonorrhoeae), including:
1. The history of gonorrhea identification and treatment, from ancient Greek beliefs to the development of antibiotics and culture techniques in the 19th-20th centuries.
2. Details on the pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of common and complicated gonorrheal infections affecting the urethra, cervix, rectum, pharynx, and other sites.
3. Descriptions of local complications like epididymitis and pelvic inflammatory disease, and systemic complications including disseminated gonococcal infection.
According to the document, gonorrhea is a common sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. It affects 200 million people per year globally. Gonorrhea has developed resistance to antibiotics and often causes complications when left untreated such as pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility. The document discusses the classification, symptoms, transmission, diagnosis and treatment of gonorrhea. It provides detailed information on the various forms and complications of gonorrhea in both men and women.
Neisseria gonorrhoeae, discovered in 1879 by Albert Neisser, is a bacterium that causes the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhea. It is the second most commonly reported STD in the US. Symptoms include burning during urination and abnormal discharge. While treatable with antibiotics if caught early, it can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease if left untreated. Prevention is through safe sex practices like condom use or abstinence.