**4. Gonorrhea**

Gonorrhea is an STD that is caused by the bacterium *Neisseria Gonorrhoeae (N. gonorrhoeae*) that can infect all individuals. Gram-negative diplococcus, *N. gonorrhoeae,* is initially identified in 1879 by Albert Neisser from exudates of urethritis and cervicitis. Humans are the only natural reservoir of *N. gonorrhoeae* with an incubation period of 1–14 days [5, 20].

It can cause infections in the genitals, rectum, and throat, which affect young people ages 15–24 years. Men who experience symptomatic urethral infections may seek curative therapy, whereas women frequently experience asymptomatic infections caused by *N. gonorrhoeae*. Asymptomatic infection from *N. Gonorrhoeae* may affect the women's urethra, endocervix, rectum, and pharynx, which make up the main reservoir for gonococcal infection [21].
