Gonorrhoea (gonorrhea in American English, slang term "the clap") is among the most common curable sexually transmitted diseases in the world and is caused by the Gram-negative bacterium called Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

Infection with gonorrhoea increases the risk of becoming infected with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus, the virus that causes AIDS). This is likely due to weakening of the mucosal surface secondary to the gonorrhoea infection. Note, however, that this effect is by no means limited to gonorrhoea and there is increased risk of HIV transmission with co-infection of most sexually transmitted infections (STIs - Sexually Transmitted Infections).

The first place this bacterium infects is usually the columnar epithelium of the urethra and endocervix. Non-genital sites in which it thrives are the rectum, the oropharynx and the conjunctivae (eyes). The vulva and vagina in women are usually spared because they are lined by stratified epithelial cells -- in women the cervix is the usual first site of infection.

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@fraham459... sake man! thats what happens eh! what does gonorrhea dae again. that make yer knob spew fungus. *bowks*
thundernut (Bruce Mackenzie) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:34:20 -0000
@fraham459... sake man! thats what happens eh! what does gonorrhea dae again. that make yer knob spew fungus. *bowks*
"Describing Tila Tequila as a bad case of herpes is insulting to herpes. Tila is more like syphilis or gonorrhea."
TessaStyle (Teresa Falco) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:52:59 -0000
"Describing Tila Tequila as a bad case of herpes is insulting to herpes. Tila is more like syphilis or gonorrhea."
RT @danavachon: In her spare time Ms. Tequila volunteers with the CIA as a gonorrhea-equipped Predator drone.
pow127 (Pow) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:00:03 -0000
RT @danavachon: In her spare time Ms. Tequila volunteers with the CIA as a gonorrhea-equipped Predator drone.
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Some STDs (chlamydia, gonorrhea, & syphilis) r curable, but if left untreated they can cause death, infertility,birth defects,& miscarriages
STD_Test_Expres (STD_Test_Express) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:33:03 -0000
Some STDs (chlamydia, gonorrhea, & syphilis) r curable, but if left untreated they can cause death, infertility,birth defects,& miscarriages
#itsonlyright dat I roast @BhlairzNotPhaiR for wearing dat gonorrhea discharge-colored dress in her pic...
GhostwritaMusic (Ghostwrita®) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:51:53 -0000
#itsonlyright dat I roast @BhlairzNotPhaiR for wearing dat gonorrhea discharge-colored dress in her pic...

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