gonorrhea:
Also known as: Neisseria gonorrhea , a sexually-transmitted-disease (STD) caused by a kidney-shaped bacterium called Neisseria-gonorrheae . Gonorrhea is almost always passed through unprotected anal, vaginal, or oral-sex . Babies can get gonorrhea in their eyes at birth if their mother is infected . SYMPTOMS: Symptoms develop from 2-30 days after infection. IN MEN: A yellowish discharge from the penis , burning/itching around tip of penis , painful and frequent urination . +/- 20% of infected men show no symptoms. In later stages, the infection may move into the prostate , seminal vesicles, and epididymis. Untreated, gonorrhea can lead to sterility. IN WOMEN: +/- 50% of women show no symptoms or symptoms so mild they are ignored. Early symptoms include increased vaginal-discharge , irritation of the external genitals , pain or burning on urination and abnormal-bleeding between periods. If untreated, the infection will usually spread to the uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries causing pelvic-inflammatory-disease (PID). TREATMENT: Standard antibiotics, usually a member of the penicillin family . SYNONYMS:
Barnwell-ague
big-G
bulldog-dose
burn
burner
(the) clap
cold-in-the-dong
Covent-Garden-ague
crinkum(s)
dose-of-clap
dose of the clap(s)
(the) drip
dripper
dripsy
Drury-Lane-ague
GC
gentleman's-complaint
gleet
glue
gon
gonny
gonorita
gonorrheal-infection
hat-and-cap (rhyming slang)
horse-and-trap (rhyming s.)
little-casino
a load
morning-dew-drop
morning-drop
morning-drip
Neisserian-infection
nine-day-blues
old-dose
the whites
winter-coals
SEE ALSO:
antiblennorrhagic
clap-shouldered
clapometer
clapped-up
clapster
piss(ing) pins and needles
pick-up-a-nail
tear-in-the-eye
tear-in-the-lily .
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