Gonorrhoea
The bacterial infection behind many silent cases, and why treatment keeps changing.
Gonorrhoea is caused by a bacterium, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, that infects mucous membranes: the urethra, cervix, rectum or throat, depending on the contact.
We explain why a large share of infections, especially in women, cause no symptoms, what happens when it goes untreated, and why growing antibiotic resistance has changed the recommended treatment in recent years.
