These people also spread this infection unknowingly. From the time a person is infected with gonorrhea, he or she can spread the disease. A person can continue to spread the infection until properly treated. Past infection does not make a person immune to gonorrhea. Previous infections with gonorrhea may allow complications to occur more rapidly.
Gonorrhea is treated with antibiotics.
All strains of gonorrhea are curable but human resistance strains are becoming more common. If a person is not treated for gonorrhea there is a good chance complications may occur. PID can lead to sterilization in females. Men may suffer from swelling of the testicles and penis. Both sexes may suffer from arthritis, skin problems and other organ infections caused by the spread of gonorrhea within the body.