Gonorrhea

Gonorrhea is one of the earliest known human diseases with biblical references dating back to the Old Testament.1,2 The Greek physician Galen (130–200 AD) first used the term gonorrhoeae to describe an “unwanted excretion of semen.”2 The slang phrase “the clap” originated in 1378, derived from Les Clapiers, a district in Paris where prostitutes lived.1 The causative organism Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a Gram-negative diplococcus with a marked tropism for human mucosal surfaces.1,3 To date, it continues to be a common cause of urethritis in men and cervicitis in women, which can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease as well as disseminated infection.
Source: Disease a Month - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Source Type: research