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[[Image:Neisseriagon.jpg|thumbnail|175px|right|Gonorrhea is a [[sexually transmitted disease]] ([[STD]]) caused by the bacyterium [[Neisseria gonorrhoeae]].]]

[[Image:Neisseriagon.jpg|thumbnail|175px|right|Gonorrhea is a [[sexually transmitted disease]] ([[STD]]) caused by the bacyterium [[Neisseria gonorrhoeae]].]]

According to the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) '''gonorrhea''' is a [[sexually transmitted disease]] ([[STD]]) caused by the bacyterium [[Neisseria gonorrhoeae]].<ref>http://www.cdc.gov/std/Gonorrhea/STDFact-gonorrhea.htm</ref>

According to the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC), '''gonorrhea''' is a [[sexually transmitted disease]] ([[STD]]) caused by the bacterium ''[[Neisseria gonorrhoeae]]''.<ref>http://www.cdc.gov/std/Gonorrhea/STDFact-gonorrhea.htm</ref>

==Causes, incidence, and risk factors==

==Causes, incidence, and risk factors==

According to the [[Centers For Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) '''gonorrhea''' is a [[sexually transmitted disease]] ([[STD]]) caused by the bacyterium [[Neisseria gonorrhoeae]].<ref>[http://www.cdc.gov/std/Gonorrhea/STDFact-gonorrhea.htm Gonorrhea - CDC Fact Sheet]</ref>  It is spread by sexual contact both amongst homosexuals and heterosexuals.  Approximately 700,000 people in the United States are afflicted with gonorrhea. <ref>[http://www.cdc.gov/std/Gonorrhea/STDFact-gonorrhea.htm#common Gonorrhea - CDC Fact Sheet]</ref>

According to the [[Centers For Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC), '''gonorrhea''' is a [[sexually transmitted disease]] ([[STD]]) caused by the bacterium ''[[Neisseria gonorrhoeae]]''.<ref>[http://www.cdc.gov/std/Gonorrhea/STDFact-gonorrhea.htm Gonorrhea - CDC Fact Sheet]</ref>  It is spread by sexual contact both amongst homosexuals and heterosexuals.  Approximately 700,000 people in the United States are afflicted with gonorrhea. <ref>[http://www.cdc.gov/std/Gonorrhea/STDFact-gonorrhea.htm#common Gonorrhea - CDC Fact Sheet]</ref>

===Homosexuality and Gonorrhea===

===Homosexuality and Gonorrhea===

==Symptoms==

==Symptoms==

Symptoms of gonorrhea vary with many indviduals having no symptoms at all.  When they do appear, symptoms can take from 5 - 30 days to appear.  According to the CDC<ref>[http://www.cdc.gov/std/Gonorrhea/STDFact-gonorrhea.htm#symptoms Gonorrhea - CDC Fact Sheet]</ref>, symptoms of gonorrhea can include:

Symptoms of gonorrhea vary, with many individuals having no symptoms at all.  When they do appear, symptoms can take from 5 - 30 days to appear.  According to the CDC<ref>[http://www.cdc.gov/std/Gonorrhea/STDFact-gonorrhea.htm#symptoms Gonorrhea - CDC Fact Sheet]</ref>, symptoms of gonorrhea can include:

In men:

In men: