How to Use gonorrhea in a Sentence

gonorrhea

noun
  • The Charlotte metro area has rates of gonorrhea, syphilis and chlamydia among the highest in the nation.
    Fred Clasen-Kelly, charlotteobserver, 10 May 2017
  • Cases of gonorrhea and chlamydia are on the rise, and syphilis has come back from the brink of extinction.
    Naperville Sun Editorial Board, Naperville Sun, 5 May 2017
  • Thus, the rise in gonorrhea in Australia may contribute to new HIV cases in the near-term.
    Meera Senthilingam, CNN, 5 Nov. 2017
  • Women under the age of 25 should be screened for chlamydia and gonorrhea at least once.
    Julia Ries, Health, 9 Mar. 2023
  • In King's eyes, getting gonorrhea was even less of a hassle.
    Sophie Cousins, CNN, 15 May 2018
  • And Long Beach now has the state’s second-highest rate of chlamydia and third-highest rates of gonorrhea and syphilis.
    Rosanna Xia, latimes.com, 11 Mar. 2018
  • The Milwaukee area ranked first in gonorrhea rates, fourth in rates of chlamydia and was one of the worst places for HIV for men of color under the age of 25.
    James Causey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 June 2019
  • Jones said some men and most women with gonorrhea do not show symptoms.
    Tegan Hanlon, Alaska Dispatch News, 4 Oct. 2017
  • Doctors will screen for STIs such as gonorrhea and chlamydia even in the absence of symptoms.
    Sophie Saint Thomas, SELF, 10 May 2019
  • The Milwaukee area ranked first in the nation in gonorrhea rates; fourth in chlamydia; and is ranked as one of the worst places for HIV for men of color under the age of 25.
    James E. Causey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2018
  • The goal is to decrease the risk of bacterial STIs: chlamydia, syphilis, and gonorrhea.
    Oni Blackstock and Whitney C. Irie, STAT, 22 July 2024
  • Milwaukee leads the nation in gonorrhea rates, ranks fourth in chlamydia and is ranked as one of the worst places for HIV for men of color under the age of 25.
    Ahmed Elbenni, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 July 2018
  • Cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia combined reached an all-time high in 2018.
    Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2019
  • Syphilis, gonorrhea, shigella and hepatitis C have all been on the rise in recent years.
    oregonlive.com, 20 June 2019
  • Rates of both chlamydia and gonorrhea are nearly five times higher among blacks than whites.
    Harriet Rowan and Alex Leeds Matthews, Washington Post, 22 May 2018
  • There were record numbers of cases recorded in all of the three most common STDs: syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia.
    Meredith Cohn, baltimoresun.com, 16 Oct. 2019
  • New gonorrhea infections have surged 73 percent over the past two years.
    Ken Alltucker, azcentral, 8 Mar. 2018
  • In 2007, ciprofloxacin still made up almost half of prescriptions for gonorrhea.
    Sophie Cousins, CNN, 15 May 2018
  • Spikes in chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis take STDs to record highs in California.
    Fox News, 16 May 2018
  • Statewide, cases of gonorrhea fell by 18%, and cases of chlamydia - by far the most common STD in Alabama - fell by 2%.
    Ramsey Archibald | Rarchibald@al.com, al, 8 June 2023
  • Fifty-four percent of chlamydia cases and 33 percent of gonorrhea cases were among those under the age of 25.
    Hannah Holzer, sacbee, 2 July 2018
  • If the vaccine is protective against gonorrhea, it’s not yet known for how long the protection will last, the JCVI report noted.
    Helen Branswell, STAT, 10 Nov. 2023
  • More than 2 million new cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis were reported in the United States last year — the most ever.
    USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2017
  • Some of the most common causes include chlamydia and gonorrhea.
    Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 17 June 2024
  • The threat of antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea persists across the United States and around the world.
    Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 8 Oct. 2019
  • For instance, chlamydia and trichomonas have always been there but there’s a rise in syphilis and now drug-resistant gonorrhea.
    Laurie Yarnell, Good Housekeeping, 16 June 2023
  • Like chlamydia, gonorrhea can be passed to your genitals if your partner has the infection in their throat.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 9 May 2018
  • And for gonorrhea, already bad statistics got worse last year.
    Tegan Hanlon, Anchorage Daily News, 29 May 2018
  • This video, produced by the CDC, outlines the dangers out untreatable gonorrhea.
    Lauren Castle, azcentral, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Syphilis rates for females have risen somewhat, but unlike chlamydia and gonorrhea, rates for this disease in young women have been very low.
    Rita Giordano, Philly.com, 9 Apr. 2018

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