Women with gonorrhea are often asymptomatic. The causative agent for this disease is:
A) Chlamydia trachomatis
B) Haemophilus ducreyi
C) Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonococcus)
D) Treponema pallidum

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonococcus) is the causative agent for gonorrhea, and many women infected with gonorrhea are asymptomatic. Chlamydia trachomatis is the causative agent for chlamydia, Haemophilus ducreyi is the causative agent for chancroid, and Treponema pallidum is the causative agent for syphilis.

Women with Gonorrhea Are Often Asymptomatic