Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Over the last decade, monumental advances in the medical field have taken place, resulting in prompt recognition and management of many diseases. Despite this, meningococcal disease remains one of the leading causes of death in children and young people worldwide (Dowson, 2014). With its rapid onset and serious nature, meningococcal septicaemia affects up to 0.95% of the western world’s population each year making it essential for health professionals to understand the pathophysiology,…

We suspected the Flu and meningitis for almost all the patients. So we decided to test for meningitis first. We first tested Sue for meningitis because she was our first patient. We found that Sue did infact have bacterial meningitis. So we needed to test the rest of the patients that might have come into contact with Sue in the last week. So we began to track the connection between each patient. We knew that Sue and Jill where roommate so next we tested Jill, and she came up positive for…

Introduction Neiserria gonorrhoeae is a gram-negative bacterium, strictly human pathogen and the causative agent of the sexually transmitted infection Gonorrhea or “the clap” which has infected both men and women for thousands of years. It is named after Albert Neisser who first isolated it in 1879 (Dixson,2015). The disease it caused Gonorrhea, is a term coined by second century Greek physician Galen stands for “as flow of seed”. It is the second most common sexually transmitted infection in…

Regan Hansen – A006569939 Biology 3300 - 503 Library Unknown – Neisseria Gonorrhoeae The characteristics that I had to look for was a gram negative coccus, often in flattened pairs, non-motile, aerobic, acid from glucose but not maltose, nitrites not reduced, and isolated from a sick human. I found out that there seems to be a very small amount of gram negative coccus bacteria. The biggest factor that helped me in determining my unknown was seeing that the acid came from glucose and not…

it's, symptoms, how it's transmitted and what treatments and cures are available. Gonorrhea is caused by the bacteria known as Neisseria gonorrhoeae, also known as gonococci in its plural form or gonococcus in its singular form (Marr, 1998). German physician Albert Neisser…

crusaders lay siege of Acre. “After the Pope Boniface secularized the practice of medicine, the doctors began to treat common men as well as prostitutes for this infection” (Gonorrhea History). “In 1879 Neisser discovered the gonococcus or Neisseria gonorrhoeae…

In adults, N. gonorrhoeae infections are primarily contracted through sexual contact. The main infection-sites are urethral mucous membranes in men and the endocervix and urethra in women, but the oropharynx, conjunctiva, and rectum can also be infected. Transmission to neonates during birth can cause conjunctivitis (Thadepalli H, et al 1976). The incubation period is typically 1-7 days, even though it may vary. Clinical gonorrhea is manifested by a broad spectrum of clinical presentations…

The genus Neisseria includes a wide range of species, N. gonorrhoeae and N. meningitidis are the most common when it comes to infections in humans. The other species are sometimes referred to as “non pathogenic Neisseria” yet they still can cause some serious conditions such as endocarditis, meningitis, or pneumonia. In this case study they analyzed a patient with Neisseria sicca endocarditis. The patient was a 41-year-old-male who had been admitted to a hospital for fever and flu-like…

Gonorrhea is a very common sexually transmitted disease that is caused by the bacterium, Neisseria gonorrhoeae. It is estimated that roughly 820,000 Americans have a gonococcal infection, an infection involving N. gonorrhoeae, each year. According to the CDC, less than half of estimated infections are reported to the organization. It is also approximated that 570,000 of Americans who are infected with the disease are between the ages of 15 and 24. In a 2015 quantitative observation, the CDC…

EA & JB 2 Identifying Neisseria sicca INTRODUCTION Bacteria are microorganisms constituting a large domain of prokaryote. They are typically a few micrometers in length and have a number of shapes ranging from spirals to rods and spheres. Bacteria are known to be among the first forms of life to appear on Earth, and are present in almost all habitats. They inhabit water, soil, radioactive waste, acidic hot springs, and Earth’s crust…