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Gonorrhea

Charles Springer  1 , Philip Salen  2
In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan.
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Gonorrhea

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae, an obligate human pathogen, is a sexually transmitted disease that causes consequential worldwide morbidity both in resource-abundant and resource-limited nations, and its diagnosis and treatment require costly expenditures annually. Like other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), gonorrhea disproportionately impacts young adult populations. An ancient disease with biblical references (Hebrew Bible; Leviticus 15:1-3), gonorrhea has many slang references, including “the clap,” which likely derived from the name of the ancient Parisian red-light district Les Clapiers.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: Charles Springer declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Philip Salen declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

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