Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)

Published by Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10: 032191855X
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-855-0

Chapter 24 - Microbial Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive Systems - Questions For Review - Matching - 2 - Page 780: 5

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a gram negative diplococci which causes gonorrhea. It is a sexually transmitted disease. Mostly people are asymptomatic. Men show symptoms of pus like discharge from penis and pain during urination and woman with vaginal discharge and dysuria (pain during urination). A newborn's eye can get infected from gonorrhea during delivery from an infected birth canal.
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