How sexually transmitted infections (STIs) often lack symptoms

According to medial microbiology professor Cynthia Schauer, gonorrhea (caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoea) has a very high prevalence in the US, with 125 infected per 100,000. But this statistic masks an even bleaker story. The incidence of gonorrhea among those age 15 – 19 is 634 per 100,000 (almost 6 times the rate of the general population!) In 20 – 25-year-olds, the incidence is slightly lower, at 460 infected per 100,000.