Imported from NNDSS: Gonorrhea
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Gonorrhea has been documented since ancient times, with historical records describing symptoms consistent with the infection. The causative bacterium, *Neisseria gonorrhoeae*, was identified in 1879 by Albert Neisser, paving the way for targeted diagnosis. Before the advent of antibiotics, treatment options were limited, often leading to severe complications.
Gonorrhea is primarily transmitted through unprotected sexual contact, including vaginal, anal, and oral sex, with an infected partner. It can also be passed from an infected mother to her baby during childbirth, potentially causing eye infections in the newborn. The bacteria cannot survive outside the body for long, so it's not transmitted through casual contact like sharing toilets or hugging.
PerÃodo de Contagio: Varies by disease
3 countries with reported activity. Updated from real-time surveillance data.
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Fuentes de datos: BEACON, ProMED, OMS, CDC y más de 50 agencias nacionales de salud
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This event envelope contains reports on STIs in Europe.
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Kisumu County is leading in cases of drug-resistant gonorrhea, posing a significant public health challenge. This development indicates a failure of standard treatments and requires urgent intervention to prevent further spread and health complications.
Innoviva Specialty Therapeutics has received FDA acceptance for its New Drug Application for Zoliflodacin, a pioneering oral antibiotic designed to treat uncomplicated gonorrhea in adults. This development is crucial as it introduces a first-in-class treatment option for an infection increasingly resistant to existing antibiotics.
The most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) is also high-risk for several types of cancer, as one woman learned.
Married for nearly 30 years, Eileen McGill Fox immediately went for an STI screening after learning of her husband's infidelity in 2017, and was initially negative for syphilis, gonorrhea and HIV.
A year later, though, Fox discovered during a routine Pap smear she was positive for Human Papillomavirus (HPV), an STI that's not screened for in basic exams.
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Last year, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first at-home test that can detect three common infections in women -- gonorrhea, chlamydia and trichomoniasis -- as well as the first home-based kit for the virus that causes cervical cancer. The agency ended the year by approving two differ... Source: Daily Breeze - Read Full Article
Amid the disturbing news about public health in the United States, there may be some good news about sexually transmitted infections. On Sept. 24, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention quietly reported that the combined total of the three nationally reportable STIs -- chlamydia, gonorrhea,... Source: NewsChannel 3-12 - Read Full Article
Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on Signal at hbranswell.01. A single-dose oral antibiotic from a new class of drugs was as effective as... Source: STAT - Read Full Article
This event envelope includes reports on gonorrhea, specifically XDR/MDR gonorrhea, in Germany.
Source: BEACON - View Full Report
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Ver Investigación →La información sobre enfermedades en Virus Watcher es revisada por nuestro Epidemiólogo Jefe, ex analista principal del CDC para el pronóstico FluSight. Los datos de brotes se agregan de fuentes verificadas incluyendo BEACON, ProMED, OMS, CDC y más de 50 agencias nacionales de salud. Esta información es con fines educativos y no debe reemplazar el asesoramiento médico profesional.
Última revisión: 2026-08-13
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