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  2. Pathogen transmission - Wikipedia

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    An infectious disease agent can be transmitted in two ways: as horizontal disease agent transmission from one individual to another in the same generation (peers in the same age group) [3] by either direct contact (licking, touching, biting), or indirect contact through air – cough or sneeze (vectors or fomites that allow the transmission of the agent causing the disease without physical ...

  3. Streptococcus canis - Wikipedia

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    Streptococcus canis is a group G beta-hemolytic species of Streptococcus. [1] It was first isolated in dogs, giving the bacterium its name. These bacteria are characteristically different from Streptococcus dysgalactiae, which is a human-specific group G species that has a different phenotypic chemical composition.

  4. Gonorrhea - Wikipedia

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    Gonorrhoea or gonorrhea, colloquially known as the clap, [7] is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. [8] Infection may involve the genitals, mouth, or rectum. [9] Gonorrhea is spread through sexual contact with an infected person, [1] or from a mother to a child during birth. [1]

  5. New antibiotic shows promise for drug-resistant gonorrhea - AOL

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    A new antibiotic is effective against gonorrhea symptoms, easing fears about the rise in drug-resistant strains of the sexually transmitted infection. ... “This new drug is also given orally ...

  6. 'Super-gonorrhea’'is rare. But the STI is smart — and doctors ...

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    “If you don’t have gonorrhea, you can’t get drug-resistant gonorrhea,” says Hamill, “so use tried and trusted ways such as condoms to prevent acquiring gonorrhea in the first place. It ...

  7. Neisseria gonorrhoeae - Wikipedia

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    N. gonorrhoeae is most often transmitted through vaginal, oral, or anal sex; nonsexual transmission is unlikely in adult infection. [7] It can also be transmitted to a newborn during passage through the birth canal if the mother has an untreated genitourinary infection.

  8. Sexually transmitted infection - Wikipedia

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    HPV can be passed through genital-to-genital contact as well as during oral sex. The infected partner might not have any symptoms. Gonorrhea is caused by bacterium that lives on moist mucous membranes in the urethra, vagina, rectum, mouth, throat, and eyes. The infection can spread through contact with the penis, vagina, mouth, or anus.

  9. Bird Flu Is Officially In All 50 States—Can You Get ... - AOL

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    After months of more mild cases, the bird flu appears to be ramping up: The U.S. just saw its first death from the virus, and cases have been found in birds across all 50 states, according to the ...