What is Gonorrhea? A Basic Definition

gonorrhea \gon`or*rhe"a\, gonorrhoea \gon`or*rh[oe]"a\, n.
         [L.
   gonorrhoea, Gr. ?; ? that which begets, semen, the
         genitals +
   ? to flow: cf. F. gonorrh['e]e.] (Med.)
   A
         contagious inflammatory disease of the genitourinary
         tract,
   affecting especially the urethra and vagina,
         and
   characterized by a mucopurulent discharge, pain in
         urination,
   and chordee; clap. It is caused by infection
         with the
   bacterium Neiseria gonorrheae, and is commonly
         transmitted
   by sexual intercourse.
   [1913 Webster
         +PJC] Gonorrheal

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Sat May 17

• A Guide To Sexual Health: When it comes to your sexual health you need to take certain precautions in order to guard yourself against these diseases, and one of the best steps you can take here is to make yourself informed and educated on the different diseases that are out there.

Tue Apr 29

• Manufacture of Oral Agent for Gonorrhea Resumes

Sun Apr 27

• Hilarious Gonorrhea Song for Health Project

Thu Apr 24

• STD Gonorrhea: LCC project
• STD Project: gonorrhea: std project for LCC class; gonorrhea

Mon Apr 21

• Sexually transmitted bug is the strongest organism: "This mighty beast is the gonorrhea bacterium ? the strongest creature alive. These tiny creatures can pull with a force equal to
• Mighty Microbes: Bacteria Filaments Can Bundle Together And Move Objects 100,000 Times Bacterium's Body Weight: Researchers from The University of Arizona and Columbia University have discovered that tiny filaments on bacteria can bundle together and pull with forces far stronger than experts had previously thought possible. The team of researchers, including Magda

Tue Apr 15

• Sexually transmitted bug is the strongest organism - life - 14 April 2008 - New Scientist
• Sexually transmitted bug is the strongest organism: Gonorrhea bacteria pull with a force equal to 100,000 times their body weight.

Fri Mar 14

• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Damaged Recap - TV.com: This episode of L&O:SVU is defo the ickiest.

Wed Mar 12

• Odd fun advertising: A look on some fun and bizarre ads throughout the ages, more to come at ShockPress

Sun Dec 2

• Gonorrhea Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine - Find Articles
• [The effect of ginger on serotonin induced hypothe...[Yak ugaku Zasshi. 1990] - PubMed Result

Tue Nov 20

• Chapters from Canadian Guidelines on Sexually Transmitted Infections 2006 Edition - Sexual Health and Sexually Transmitted Infections Division: * Chancroid * Chlamydial Infections * Ectoparasitic Infestations (Pubic Lice, Scabies) * Genital Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infections * Genital Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infections * Gonococcal Infections * Hepatitis B

Wed Nov 14

• Sex Diseases Still Rising; Chlamydia Is Leader - New York Times: ...Chlamydia's rise in incidence is due mainly to urging by the centers for annual testing of sexually active women under age 26. Current tests are more sensitive in detecting chlamydia than those used a few years ago. Most cases were among women who ha

Tue Oct 30

• Cefixime: Discontinuatio n of Cefixime Tablets; per CDC --- United States: n July 2002, Wyeth Pharmaceutical s (Collegeville, Pennsylvania) discontinued manufacturing cefixime (Suprax®) in the United States. In October 2002, the company ceased marketing cefixime tablets (200 mg and 400 mg) because of depletion of company invento

Wed Aug 15

• Cefpodoxime - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tue May 15

• The fall and rise of gonorrhoea incidence in Israel: an international phenomenon? -- Green et al. 79 (2): 116 -- Sexually Transmitted Infections: A study of gonorrhea in Israel and the rest of the world. Concludes that there may be connections between international trends and domestic trends.
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Fulltext (PDF): Volume 29(12) December 2002 p 806-810 Gonorrhea Surveillance: The Missing Links.: This paper is relatively recent (2002) and is helpful for pointing out the broad trends in gonorrhea. It mentions, briefly, that the uptick in gonorrhea in the mid-1980s remains unexplained. This

Sun Apr 29

• 2006 STD Treatment Guidelines

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