Gonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted bacterial infection. Figure shows the number of people diagnosed with gonorrhoea in the UK. Explain how gonorrhoea is transmitted and how the number of people infected can be reduced. Use data from the graph to justify why it is necessary to reduce the number of people infected – 10033

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1. Gonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted infection that spreads through the exchange of bodily fluids during unprotected sex. It can also pass from mother to baby during childbirth. Using condoms can help reduce the spread, and abstaining from sex prevents infection completely. Other ways to reduce cases include screening people for STIs, contact tracing partners of infected people, and educating people about safe sex. Infections can also be treated with antibiotics.
   From the data, the number of gonorrhoea cases in males is higher than in females. Since 2008, cases in males have increased, especially after 2010. Female cases have also gone up since 2010, but not as quickly. The rate of increase is higher in men than in women.

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