Men with the clap typically experience painful, burning sensations during urination and penile discharge. Half of all women with the clap are asymptomatic. Others experience vaginal discharge or pelvic pain.
The clap is generally transmitted during sexual contact, but can also pass from a mother to her newborn baby during labor. The clap can spread without treatment and cause epididymitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, or joint and heart valve problems. According to the World Health Organization, 62,000,000 cases of the clap occur every year. It is the second most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection in the United States.