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What Is The Between Gonorrhea And Flu?
Question: What is the between diffrence pharyngeal gonorrhea coldand flu ?... I have been treated for gorrhea-clamydia recently, last 3 days i have a sore troat ,cold and runny nose, symptoms,my voice is really thick now, im not sure if i am cold or im infected to pharyngeal gonorrhea, last week i went out of the gym i was sweaty it was cold and walked liked 20 mins in the cold...
Brief Answer:
Very little difference; sexual history is sometimes the differentiating factor...
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I understand your concern.
I am Dr. Arun Tank, infectious disease specialist, answering your concern.
Flu is more serious in variety and caused by influenza virus. It presents with fever, chills, headaches,
myalgia, malaise, and anorexia. Running nose is not the predominant symptom. Virus like rhinovirus causes common cold. Symptoms of virus including flu is usually self limiting and rarely causes complications.
Gonorrhea is caused by the Neisseria gonorrhea a type of bacteria. Pharyngeal gonococcal infection is acquired by receptive oral sex and rarely by kissing. So if you have oral sex history, then we should consider possibility of pharyngeal gonorrhea. Here symptoms generally don't resolve spontaneously; antibiotics may be necessary. Your doctor can order for swab secretions on the nasal discharge as well as throat to rule out Neissearia gonorrhea.
May I know what treatment you been on 3 days ago?
Thank you,
Dr. Arun Tank
Very little difference; sexual history is sometimes the differentiating factor...
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I understand your concern.
I am Dr. Arun Tank, infectious disease specialist, answering your concern.
Flu is more serious in variety and caused by influenza virus. It presents with fever, chills, headaches,
myalgia, malaise, and anorexia. Running nose is not the predominant symptom. Virus like rhinovirus causes common cold. Symptoms of virus including flu is usually self limiting and rarely causes complications.
Gonorrhea is caused by the Neisseria gonorrhea a type of bacteria. Pharyngeal gonococcal infection is acquired by receptive oral sex and rarely by kissing. So if you have oral sex history, then we should consider possibility of pharyngeal gonorrhea. Here symptoms generally don't resolve spontaneously; antibiotics may be necessary. Your doctor can order for swab secretions on the nasal discharge as well as throat to rule out Neissearia gonorrhea.
May I know what treatment you been on 3 days ago?
Thank you,
Dr. Arun Tank
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I have been treated with 2 gr azithromicyn as a single dose and 500 mg cipro single dose ... i read that those pills are not enough to clear gonorrhea if i had it on my troat but will Cefixime work better for the throat?
i got that infection from my last girlfriend there was limited oral but more kissings
i got that infection from my last girlfriend there was limited oral but more kissings
Brief Answer:
Cefixime or ceftriaxone will be choice of drugs...
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for your response dear.
Treatment regimen given to you is one of the regimen of gonorrhea. So I suspect that you are suffering from oro-pharyngeal gonorrhea.
Yes, it is true that such gonorrheal infection are difficult to treat by conventional regimen as prescribed to you. But for such a infection cefixime and ceftriaxone are the treatment of choice. So you can take the cefixime under specialist doctors prescription.
Please make note that if you are sexually active than both the partner should be treated simultaneously. Sexual activity should be avoided during this period.
You can ask for further clarification here or you can contact me personally at bit.ly/DrArun
Thank you,
Cefixime or ceftriaxone will be choice of drugs...
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for your response dear.
Treatment regimen given to you is one of the regimen of gonorrhea. So I suspect that you are suffering from oro-pharyngeal gonorrhea.
Yes, it is true that such gonorrheal infection are difficult to treat by conventional regimen as prescribed to you. But for such a infection cefixime and ceftriaxone are the treatment of choice. So you can take the cefixime under specialist doctors prescription.
Please make note that if you are sexually active than both the partner should be treated simultaneously. Sexual activity should be avoided during this period.
You can ask for further clarification here or you can contact me personally at bit.ly/DrArun
Thank you,
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Dr. Vaishalee Punj
Hi,Dr XXXXXXX Thank you for your helpfull answer.
i was asking about gonnorrheal throat infection and that really bothers me alot and this is happening first time in my life.
i have been treated with 2 gr azithromycin and 500 mg cipro. I read that those are not enough to cure pharyngeal gonorrhea, waiting for cefixime my pharmacy shipped it until it arrives in 2 days can i take azithromycin or cipro instead ?
that sickness ruined me pyscologically i will never have sex with girls until i got married.
i was asking about gonnorrheal throat infection and that really bothers me alot and this is happening first time in my life.
i have been treated with 2 gr azithromycin and 500 mg cipro. I read that those are not enough to cure pharyngeal gonorrhea, waiting for cefixime my pharmacy shipped it until it arrives in 2 days can i take azithromycin or cipro instead ?
that sickness ruined me pyscologically i will never have sex with girls until i got married.
Brief Answer:
You can wait till cefixime to come...
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for your query.
I understand your you psychological condition, but in this situation you must make your mental situation firm so that we can give you proper guidance regarding your treatment.
It has been observed that cefixime and ceftriaxone responds well to pharyngeal gonorrhea infection. But Azithromycin and Ciprofloxacin responds less to the pharyngeal gonorrhea.
So in my advice you should wait for cefixime to come. It will surely respond well to your infection.
If your query has been resolved you can close the answer.
You can ask me any future health related question on bit.ly/DrArun
Thank you,
Dr Arun Tank
You can wait till cefixime to come...
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for your query.
I understand your you psychological condition, but in this situation you must make your mental situation firm so that we can give you proper guidance regarding your treatment.
It has been observed that cefixime and ceftriaxone responds well to pharyngeal gonorrhea infection. But Azithromycin and Ciprofloxacin responds less to the pharyngeal gonorrhea.
So in my advice you should wait for cefixime to come. It will surely respond well to your infection.
If your query has been resolved you can close the answer.
You can ask me any future health related question on bit.ly/DrArun
Thank you,
Dr Arun Tank
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Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju
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