Who is affected by gonorrhea?

Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease (STD). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that about 600,000 people get gonorrhea each year.1

Many new cases of gonorrhea in adolescents are reported each year. Teenage girls ages 15 to 19 and men ages 20 to 24 have the highest rates of infection.2


Author: Sandy Jocoy, RN Last Updated: April 27, 2009
Medical Review: Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine
Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH - Infectious Disease

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