John has been diagnosed with gonorrhea and he is worried about his ex-girlfriend, with whom he had been having sex. But she hasn't said anything about it to him, so he just decides to not say anything. Please choose the statement that best explains why his girlfriend does not have symptoms.
A) The rate of symptoms, particularly in women, can be very low.
B) N. gonorrhoeae becomes dormant in the body, without symptoms for years, so she won't know that she has it for a long time.
C) She had been taking an antibiotic ointment for her acne, and this must have protected her also from gonorrhea.
D) It is very difficult to transmit gonorrhea, so he is correct in figuring that she never got it.
A) The rate of symptoms, particularly in women, can be very low.
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