Gonorrhea
Gonorrhea is a STD (sometimes called STI), transmitted by having sex. It is among the most widespread of these sexually transmitted disease. Gonorrhea is also sometimes called "the clap." Gonorrhea can be cured using antibiotic medicine but the entire course of antibiotics must be used.
Its presence was found up to 700 years ago.[verification needed] At that time, this disease was described by coming from the "Le Clapiers" part of the city of Paris. This part of the city was known to be where prostitutes lived.[1]
In 2023 there had been an increase in the number of people affected all over England and Wales. The diagnosis rate for England had risen from 80.6 per 100,000 people in 2017 to 146.1 per 100,000 people in 2022.[2] The disease is common among black (or African Americanmen or women.[3][verification needed]
Synovial fluid analysis
[change | change source]| Type | WBC (per mm3) | % neutrophils | Viscosity | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | <200 | 0 | High | Transparent |
| Osteoarthritis | <5000 | <25 | High | Clear yellow |
| Trauma | <10,000 | <50 | Variable | Bloody |
| Inflammatory | 2,000–50,000 | 50–80 | Low | Cloudy yellow |
| Septic arthritis | >50,000 | >75 | Low | Cloudy yellow |
| Gonorrhea | ~10,000 | 60 | Low | Cloudy yellow |
| Tuberculosis | ~20,000 | 70 | Low | Cloudy yellow |
| Inflammatory: Arthritis, gout, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatic fever | ||||
Treatment and prevention
[change | change source]It is caused by a bacterium, Neisseria gonorrheae. Since it is caused by a bacterium, it can be treated with antibiotics. The use of latex style condoms when having sex can prevent it from spreading. Sometimes antibiotics do not cure gonorrhea. This is because the bacterium is becoming immune or resistant to the medicine. When this happens, the infection is more difficult to cure.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Baarda, Benjamin I.; Sikora, Aleksandra E. (2015). "Proteomics of Neisseria gonorrhoeae: the treasure hunt for countermeasures against an old disease". Frontiers in Microbiology. 6: 1190. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2015.01190. ISSN 1664-302X. PMC 4620152. PMID 26579097.
- ↑ Thomas, Tobi (2024-01-20). "Gonorrhoea found to be on rise in nearly every council area in England and Wales". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ↑ https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/218059-overview
- ↑ Flynn JA, Choi MJ, Wooster DL (2013). Oxford American Handbook of Clinical Medicine. US: OUP. p. 400. ISBN 978-0-19-991494-4.
- ↑ Seidman AJ, Limaiem F (2019). "Synovial Fluid Analysis". StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing. PMID 30725799. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
