Gonorrhea
(Neisseria gonorrhoeae)
Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused
by a bacterium called Neisseria gonorrhoeae. It is the second
most commonly reported STD in the state.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Control home
General information
Gonorrhea
fact sheet (PDF, 25 KB) Hmong
(PDF, 22 KB) Spanish
(PDF, 23 KB)
Information for health professionals
This is a Wisconsin Disease Surveillance Category II disease:
Report to
the patient's local public health department electronically, through the Wisconsin
Electronic Disease Surveillance System
(WEDSS), by mail or fax using the Sexually Transmitted Disease
Laboratory and Morbidity Epidemiologic Case Report F44243
(Word, 138 KB) or by other means within 72 hours upon recognition of a
case. DHS
Communicable Disease Reporting
Wisconsin case reporting and public health
follow-up guidelines: Gonorrhea
EpiNet (PDF, 23 KB)
STD
Treatment Guidelines - CDC
Additional information
American Social Health Association
(ASHA) (Exit DHS)
Contacts
Wisconsin
state and local
STD control staff
Wisconsin
Local Health Departments - Regional offices - Tribal agencies
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Last Revised:
June 25, 2012 |
