After a two decades in the gonorrhea rate increased prevalence in Florida and across the country. The latest Florida data shows an increase in the number of cases (~ 19,000 ~ 23,000 à) and rates per 100 000 people (from 111.5 to 129.0) from 2003 to the latest figures in 2007.
The rate for the country as a whole is 118.9 per 100 000 inhabitants (2007).
Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. This bacteria can infect the genital tract, mouth and rectum of men and women. Ejaculation does not have to occur for the spread of the disease. It can also be transmitted from mother to child during childbirth.
Symptoms of gonorrhea usually appear 2-5 days after sexual contact with an infected partner, the symptoms sometimes take longer to appear.
In women, the infection can be asymptomatic. If present, the first symptoms of gonorrhea are often mild. The first symptoms in women are often; or pain when urinating, increased flow (yellow or bloody) burning and bleeding after intercourse.
Men have symptoms more often than women and may include; green white discharge, yellow or penis with pain, burning sensation during urination and painful swollen testicles.
Although infection of the throat and rectum are often asymptomatic rectal infection may have discharge, itching and defecation. Complications of untreated gonorrhea are many. The most common is pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), a serious infection of the female reproductive system.
Ectopic pregnancy can occur due to scar tissue that forms in the fallopian tubes. This can lead to miscarriage or death of the mother.
In men, untreated gonorrhea can cause epididymitis, a painful condition of the testicles that can lead to infertility. Rarely, untreated gonorrhea can spread through the blood to the joints, causing permanent damage to the joints (gonococcal arthritis). The problems for the newborn receives gonorrhea are infections during childbirth blindness, joint and blood. When a child has an infection anywhere in the body, it is most often due to sexual abuse.
Gonorrhea can be diagnosed by various laboratory procedures. These samples comprise a direct staining of the bacteria, the detection of genes or bacterial DNA and organism growth in laboratory cultures.
Neisseria gonorrhoeae is treatable with antibiotics; however, it has become resistant to many antibiotics in recent years. Gonorrhea and chlamydia often infect people at the same time; Therefore, doctors often prescribe a treatment for both diseases.
If you have gonorrhea, all sexual partners should be tested and treated if infected or not they have symptoms. What are the best ways to prevent gonorrhea? The surest way to avoid STDs is to abstain from sexual contact or to be in a long-term mutually monogamous relationship with an uninfected known. Using condoms consistently and correctly during sexual activity (vaginal or rectal) can reduce the risk of infection.
I have over 20 years experience in clinical microbiology and public health and infectious diseases. I want to enlighten and inform about infectious diseases that may affect you, rare and common, and what you can do to protect yourself and your family from these dreaded afflictions.
The rate for the country as a whole is 118.9 per 100 000 inhabitants (2007).
Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. This bacteria can infect the genital tract, mouth and rectum of men and women. Ejaculation does not have to occur for the spread of the disease. It can also be transmitted from mother to child during childbirth.
Symptoms of gonorrhea usually appear 2-5 days after sexual contact with an infected partner, the symptoms sometimes take longer to appear.
In women, the infection can be asymptomatic. If present, the first symptoms of gonorrhea are often mild. The first symptoms in women are often; or pain when urinating, increased flow (yellow or bloody) burning and bleeding after intercourse.
Men have symptoms more often than women and may include; green white discharge, yellow or penis with pain, burning sensation during urination and painful swollen testicles.
Although infection of the throat and rectum are often asymptomatic rectal infection may have discharge, itching and defecation. Complications of untreated gonorrhea are many. The most common is pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), a serious infection of the female reproductive system.
Ectopic pregnancy can occur due to scar tissue that forms in the fallopian tubes. This can lead to miscarriage or death of the mother.
In men, untreated gonorrhea can cause epididymitis, a painful condition of the testicles that can lead to infertility. Rarely, untreated gonorrhea can spread through the blood to the joints, causing permanent damage to the joints (gonococcal arthritis). The problems for the newborn receives gonorrhea are infections during childbirth blindness, joint and blood. When a child has an infection anywhere in the body, it is most often due to sexual abuse.
Gonorrhea can be diagnosed by various laboratory procedures. These samples comprise a direct staining of the bacteria, the detection of genes or bacterial DNA and organism growth in laboratory cultures.
Neisseria gonorrhoeae is treatable with antibiotics; however, it has become resistant to many antibiotics in recent years. Gonorrhea and chlamydia often infect people at the same time; Therefore, doctors often prescribe a treatment for both diseases.
If you have gonorrhea, all sexual partners should be tested and treated if infected or not they have symptoms. What are the best ways to prevent gonorrhea? The surest way to avoid STDs is to abstain from sexual contact or to be in a long-term mutually monogamous relationship with an uninfected known. Using condoms consistently and correctly during sexual activity (vaginal or rectal) can reduce the risk of infection.
I have over 20 years experience in clinical microbiology and public health and infectious diseases. I want to enlighten and inform about infectious diseases that may affect you, rare and common, and what you can do to protect yourself and your family from these dreaded afflictions.
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