A 25-year-old female has sexual relations with her boyfriend. Later she is told that the boyfriend is infected with Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Testing reveals that she does not have the disease. How is it possible that she did not contract the disease?

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Antibodies can prevent infection by covering sites of attachment on the microorganisms, thereby blocking their ability to adhere to host cells and cause disease.

A 25-Year-Old Female Has Sexual Relations with Her Boyfriend