The nurse conducting health education about gonorrhea would teach a client that
a. gonorrhea is difficult to treat effectively.
b. gram-negative organisms multiply rapidly.
c. the organisms can survive for a long period outside the body.
d. there is a large carrier population because it can be asymptomatic in women.
D
Gonorrhea may be asymptomatic in women. A large carrier population refers to people who carry the organism and have no manifestations but can transmit the disease. With the right antibiotic, most strains of gonorrhea are easily treated. The organism does not multiply particularly rapidly, and it cannot live long outside the human body.
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