Diseases

Gonorrhea

Acute infectious disease characterized by primary invasion of the urogenital tract. The etiologic agent, NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE, was isolated by Neisser in 1879.

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Abstract

Acute infectious disease characterized by primary invasion of the urogenital tract. The etiologic agent, NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE, was isolated by Neisser in 1879.

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  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infection

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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  1. C01w.150.252w.400w.625.275w
  2. C01w.150.252w.734.401w
  3. C01w.221w.812w.281.401w
  4. C01w.778w.281.401w
  5. C12.100w.937w.281.401w

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WC 150

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Gonorrhea. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006069. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006069
  2. Gonorrhea. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonorrhea
  3. Gonorrhea. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q101896