Gonorrhea

Question 1

Gonorrhoea is caused by the organism ___________. This is a Gram-negative __________and it can infect the cervix, urethra, rectum, throat or eyes.

Answer 1

Gonorrhoea is caused by the organism Neisseria gonorrhoea. This is a Gram-negative diplococcus and it can infect the cervix, urethra, rectum, throat or eyes.

Question 2

Gonorrhoea is transmitted through the following routes:

Answer 2

Gonorrhoea is transmitted through the following routes:
Unprotected sexual intercourse
Horizontal transfer from mother to baby. This can cause a purulent conjunctivitis in the baby, if the birth canal is infected with Gonorrhoea during the birth.

Question 3

When you look at the statistics, Gonorrhoea is very Scary!!!
______men will experience no symptoms.
Almost ___ women___ will not experience any symptoms.
These patients form a large pool of individuals that are unaware they have an infection, and are able to spread Gonorrhoea to others.

Answer 3

When you look at the statistics, Gonorrhoea is very Scary!!!
1 in 10 men will experience no symptoms.
Almost half of women (50%) will not experience any symptoms.
These patients form a large pool of individuals that are unaware they have an infection, and are able to spread Gonorrhoea to others.

Question 4

Untreated Gonorrhoea infections can cause further complications for both men and women.

what are the complications in women?

Answer 4

Gonorrhoea can spread into the uterus or fallopian tubes causing pelvic inflammatory disease.
Symptoms can include abdominal pain, fever and can damage the fallopian tubes leading to infertility.
It also can increase the risk of ectopic pregnancy which itself can be life threatening

Question 5

Untreated Gonorrhoea infections can cause further complications for both men and women.

what are the complications in men?

Answer 5

Men
Gonorrhoea can cause a painful condition called epididymitis in the tubes attached to the testicles.
In rare cases, this may result in infertility.