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Gonorrhea
Facts About This Worldwide Problem

By Mark Cichocki, R.N., About.com

Updated: January 18, 2009

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Incidence

  • 62 million cases worldwide

  • 700,000 new cases in the United States each year

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Symptoms

    Early

  • inflammation of the vaginal mucosa
  • inflammation of the mucous membranes of the mouth, throat, or rectum

Late Complications

  • pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
  • blood infection (septicemia)
  • joint inflammation (arthritis)
  • inflammation of the lining of the heart (endocarditis)
  • inflammation of the covering of the brain and spinal cord (meningitis)

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Treatment

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Sources
The Centers for Disease Control; 1 Apr 2006.

The World Health Organization; 1 Jan 2006.

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