How Gonorrhea is Transmitted
How Gonorrhea is Transmitted
Scientific disease infection name: Gonorrhea Gonococcal Infection
How Gonorrhea Is Transmitted?
- There are a few different way’s that Gonorrhea can be transmitted, of course through direct sex, with an infected person, in their vagina, penis, anus, or even mouth.
- Many people are not aware of the possibility of receiving Gonorrhea through oral sex.
- Pregnant women can also transmit the disease to her offspring while giving vaginal birth to the child. The child is infected during delivery as he or she passes through the birth canal and vagina.
- Sexually active African Americans, teenagers, and young adults have the highest rates of transmission!
- Most people do not know that simply by touching an infected sexual body part you can still receive an infection, simply by touching your eyes!
- If an infected person touches the infected region of their body and then touches another area, they will then spread the infection to that new region.
How can Gonorrhea be Transmitted through sexual contact?
- Sexual Contact Activities That Transmit the Infection
- usual penis to vagina - vaginal sex
- penis to mouth - oral sex
- penis to anus – anal sex
- mouth to vagina – oral sex
- Blindness
- Joint Infections
- A deadly infection of the blood
- Limit the number of your sex partners.
- Use a condom, male or female. Preferably a male condom, they have much higher success rates than female condoms.
- If you have any sign of infection or are suspicious after having sexual activities visit a local sexually transmitted disease clinic, hospital or your doctor to get a proper test done. Be sure to avoid all sexual activity and contact while waiting for your test results.
- Notify all sexual contacts immediately so that they can be examined and treated by a health care provider.
- If you are infected be positive that everyone living in your household is aware of your disease and how contagious it is. Be sure to have a plan in effect about where dirty clothes are to be put and even sheet’s, clothes, objects, and place’s that children are not allowed. Have these object and place’s locked with a padlock or something of the sort.
- By wearing clothes or using a wash clothe after a person infected with the disease can possibly spread infections. Although it is not a guarantee or does not happen very often, but it still is possible.
Common Gonorrhea Transmission Misconceptions:
I can only receive a Gonorrheal infection or any STD by having sexual intercourse (oral, vaginal, or anal).
Answer: NO! Simply by touching an infected sexual body part you can still receive an infection
How can Gonorrhea NOT be Transmitted?
- Gonorrhea is unable to be transmitted by hand to hand contact or from sitting on a toilet seat, like many people say and think.
- Through abstinence, abstinence is the ONLY way to be 100% sure way not to transmitted this disease.
- If both partner’s get tested together and wait until they get the results back to find out if they test positive or negative.
What would happen if an infected person gave birth?
- The baby could also become infected with the disease, although it is not a 100% chance.
- Gonorrhea infections in babies can cause the following complications:
- What can be done to prevent the spread of gonorrhea?
Video Title: What Is Gonorrhea?
Video Length: 2:14
Video Description: Important facts about the sexually transmitted disease Gonorrhea.
Video Rating: 9/10 Stars!
Video Provider: A high school student project on the key facts Gonorrea.
Date Video Added: January 12, 2008
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