gonorrhea infection | causes | transmission

gonorrhea infection causes

is caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. The infection is transmitted from one person to another through vaginal, oral, or anal sex. Men have a 20% risk of getting the infection from a single act of vaginal intercourse with an infected woman. The risk for men that have sex with men is higher. Women have a 60–80% risk of getting the infection from a single act of vaginal intercourse with an infected man. A mother may transmit gonorrhea to her newborn during childbirth; when affecting the infant's eyes, it is referred to as ophthalmia neonatorum. It cannot be spread by toilets or bathrooms.




it infects warm, moist areas of the body, including:

• the urethra (the tube that drains urine from the urinary bladder)
• the eyes
• throat
• vagina
• anus
• reproductive tract (the fallopian
•  tubes, cervix, and uterus in women)   

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  7. section: Prevention
  8. section: How can gonorrhea be prevented?