Gonorrhea is a
sexually transmitted disease (STD). The Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that about 600,000 people get
gonorrhea each year.1
Approximately 75% of all cases of gonorrhea reported by health
professionals to the CDC are in people 15 to 29 years old. Teenage girls ages
15 to 19 and men ages 20 to 24 have the highest rates of infection.2
Citations
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(2006). Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines, 2006.
MMWR, 55(RR-11): 42-49.
Marrazzo JM (2003). Infections due to neisseria. In DC
Dale, DD Federman, eds., Scientific American Medicine,
section 7, chap. 3. New York: WebMD.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(2006). Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines, 2006.
MMWR, 55(RR-11): 42-49.
Marrazzo JM (2003). Infections due to neisseria. In DC
Dale, DD Federman, eds., Scientific American Medicine,
section 7, chap. 3. New York: WebMD.
