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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 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>
===Homosexuality and Gonorrhea===
In respect to [[Homosexuality and Gonorrhea|homosexuality and gonorrhea]], the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) had the following to report:
{{cquote|"CDC conducted sentinel surveillance in 28 cities and found the proportion of cases resistant to fluoroquinolone antibiotics (a first-line treatment for [[gonorrhea]]) increased from 4.1 percent in 2003 to 6.8 percent in 2004. Resistance is especially worrisome in men who have sex with men, where it was eight times higher than among heterosexuals (23.8 percent vs. 2.9 percent). In April 2004, CDC recommended that fluoroquinolones no longer be used as treatment for gonorrhea among men who have sex with men. These [[antibiotic]]s were also not recommended to treat the disease in anyone in [[California]] or [[Hawaii]], where resistance has been widespread for years. Outside of these states, the prevalence of fluoroquinolone resistance among heterosexuals remains low at 1.3 percent."<ref>["http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r051108.htm New CDC Data Show Syphilis Increasing in Men"]</ref>}}
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