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=Chlamydia=

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 * __What is Chlamydia?__
 * Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted disease. It is caused by a bacteria called **//Chlamydia Trachomatis//**, which can damage a woman's reproductive organs. It can be tested by urine samples or other tests the require a specimen collected from the penis or cervix. About 50-70% of women get it.
 * __How common is Chlamydia?__
 * Chlamydia is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted disease in the U.S. In 2006, 1, 030,911 chlamydial infections were reported to CDC from 50 states.
 * Many people who are affected with Chlamydia don't know they have it, so they don't seek medical help. This causes more and more infections.
 * Women are re-infected if their partners don't get treated.
 * __How do people get Chlamydia?__
 * Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted disease and is transmitted during vaginal, anal, or oral sex.
 * Chlamydia can be passed from a mother to it's child during a vaginal birth.
 * The more sex partners you have, the more at risk you are in getting the disease.
 * Teenage girls and young women are more suseptible to get the diesase because their cervix's aren't fully matured, so they are at more risk to infections.
 * __What are the symptoms of Chlamydia?__
 * It is known as the "silent" disease because three quarters of women and about half of infected men have no symptoms
 * But if symptoms do occur, they begin to show 1-3 weeks after being infected
 * Women symptoms:
 * Abnormal vaginal discharge
 * Burning sensation when urinating
 * Lower back or abdominal pains
 * Nausea
 * Fever
 * Pain during intercourse
 * Bleeding between menstrual cycles
 * Men symptoms:
 * Discharge from penis
 * Burning sensation when urinating
 * Burning and itching around penis opening
 * Pain and swelling of the testicles is not very common
 * __What happens if it's not treated?__
 * If Chlamydia is not treated, major complications can occur with a woman and man's reproductive organs.
 * Complications for women:
 * Pelvic Inflammatory disease--> which causes damage to the fallopian tubes, uterus and surrounding organs
 * PID causes scarring inside the reproductive organs, which can cause serious complications.
 * **Leads to chronic pelvis pain and infertility!**
 * Women with Chlamydia are five times more likely to be infected with HIV
 * Complications for men
 * Complications are rare
 * Infection sometimes travels to the epididymis causing pain, fever, and sometimes sterility
 * How is it cured?
 * Chlamydia can be treated with antibiotics.
 * Azithromycin
 * Doxycycline
 * Tetracycline
 * Erythromycin
 * All sex partners should be evaluated and tested and treated

__**Script:**__ Reporting for Dr. Field's human bio class, this is kat mccabe. Im here to report about the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia, also know as the "clap" (clap) or the "silent" STD. This STD is caused by a bacteria called Chlamydia Trachomatis, which can damage a woman's reproductive organs is not caught in time.

Chlamydia is the mot common bacterial sexually transmitted disease in the US. Many people don't know they have chlamydia, so they don't seek medical help. This leads to more and more infections. So get tested everyone!

Chlamydia is transmitted during vaginal, anal or oral sex. It can also be passed from a mother to it's child during vaginal birth and the more sex partners you have, you are more at risk to getting infected. Teenage girls and young women are more susceptible to get Chlamydia because their cervix's aren't fully matured.

You may not know you have chlamydia because it is known as the "silent" STD. This is because symptoms don't occur until 1 to 3 week after getting infected. some people have gone months without knowing they have it. women's symptoms include: abnormal vaginal discharge, burning sensation when urinating, lower back or abdominal pains, bleeding between menstrual cycles, and pain during intercourse.

Symptoms involving mean are discharge from penis, burning sensation when urinating, burning and itching around the penis opening, and pain and swelling of the testicles.

If Chlamydia isn't treated, the disease can result in major complications. For women, Pelvic inflammatory disease can occur which causes damage to the fallopian tubes, uterus, and surrounding organs. This leads to chronic pelvis pain and infertility. For men, complications are rare, but the infection sometimes travels to the epididymis causing pain, fever, and sometimes sterility

But there is a way to cure Chlamydia. There are many different antibiotics to take to get rid of it. All of your sex partners should be tested and treated. to prevent yourself from getting the disease is to abstain any sexual intercourse of any kind. i hope you learned something important today! This is Kat McCabe, over and out! back to you DF!

http://www.cdc.gov/std/Chlamydia/STDFact-Chlamydia.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlamydia_infection Human Bio book
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