Gonorrhea, NIAID Fact Sheet May 2002 Gonorrhea WHAT IS GONORRHEA Gonorrhea is a curable sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by a bacterium called Neisseria gonorrhoeae. These bacteria can infect the genital tract, the mouth, and the rectum. In women, the opening to the uterus, the cervix, is the first place of infection. The disease however can spread into the uterus and fallopian tubes, resulting in pelvic ... www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/stdgon.htmreviews