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Infectious & ParasiticModerateContagious
Gonorrhoea
Venereology & Sexual Health · Infectious & Parasitic
Moderate
Severity
Common — one of the most frequently reported sexually transmitted infections worldwide
Prevalence
Yes
Contagious
Venereology & Sexual Health
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💊Treatment Options
- 1Gonorrhoea is treated with antibiotics
- 2typically an injectable antibiotic given as a single dose
- 3chosen carefully due to increasing rates of antibiotic resistance in the bacterium. It is important to complete the full prescribed treatment and to avoid sexual activity until treatment is finished and symptoms have resolved to prevent further transmission. Sexual partners should also be tested and treated simultaneously
- 4and follow-up testing may be recommended
- 5particularly for throat infections or in areas with high rates of resistant strains.
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