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Electron micrograph of Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria, the causative agent of gonorrhea; magnification 100,000X.
In 2000, 358,995 cases of gonorrhea were reported to the CDC. In the United States, approximately 75 percent of all reported cases of gonorrhea are found in younger persons aged 15 to 29 years.