Gonorrhea is a disease caused by bacteria called Neiserria gonorrhoeae , the gonococcus. Any person who has sex can be infected with gonorrhea.
Gonorrhea is reported more frequently from urban areas than from rural areas.
Most men infected with gonorrhea will have burning while urinating and a yellowish white discharge from the penis. Most women do not have symptoms. Those few women with symptoms will have a discharge from the vagina and possibly some burning while urinating. Women may also have abdominal pain or abnormal bleeding. Infections in the throat and rectum cause few symptoms.