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Gonorrhea
Gonorrhea
Gonorrhea can be prevented with the use of condoms, having sex with only one person
who is uninfected, and by not having sex.[1][3] Treatment is usually with
ceftriaxone by injection and azithromycin by mouth.[4][5] Resistance has developed
to many previously used antibiotics and higher doses of ceftriaxone are
occasionally required.[4][5] Retesting is recommended three months after treatment.
[3] Sexual partners from the last 2 months should also be treated.[1]
Gonorrhea affects about 0.8% of women and 0.6% of men.[6] An estimated 33 to 106
million new cases occur each year, out of the 498 million new cases of curable STI
� which also includes syphilis, chlamydia, and trichomoniasis.[7][8] Infections in
women most commonly occur when they are young adults.[3] In 2015, it caused about
700 deaths.[9] Descriptions of the disease date as far back as the Old Testament.
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