Chlamydia - Symptoms, Treatment, Pictures
Chlamydia information including pictures, symptoms, treatment and more. Learn the how chlamydia is treated and who is at risk here.
Chlamydia Quiz
Simple true or false quiz to test how much you know about this STD.
Simple true or false quiz to test how much you know about this STD.
What is Chlamydia?
Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that is caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. Learn more here.
Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that is caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. Learn more here.
How common is chlamydia?
Learn about the frequency of occurance of chlamydia.
Learn about the frequency of occurance of chlamydia.
What are the symptoms of chlamydia?
Learn about the few symptoms that chlamydia has.
Learn about the few symptoms that chlamydia has.
What is the treatment for and complications of chlamydia?
Chlamydia can be easily treated and cured with antibiotics, but it has complications.
Chlamydia can be easily treated and cured with antibiotics, but it has complications.
How can chlamydia be prevented?
Safe sexual behavior and seeking proper health care can help keep people from becoming infected or re-infected with chlamydia. Read about it here.
Safe sexual behavior and seeking proper health care can help keep people from becoming infected or re-infected with chlamydia. Read about it here.
Who is at risk for chlamydia?
Sexually active men and women can be exposed to chlamydia bacteria during sexual contact with an infected person.
Sexually active men and women can be exposed to chlamydia bacteria during sexual contact with an infected person.
How are adolescents and young women affected?
Statistical information given here.
Statistical information given here.
How is chlamydia diagnosed?
There are two kinds of laboratory tests to diagnose chlamydia. Read about them here.
There are two kinds of laboratory tests to diagnose chlamydia. Read about them here.
What is the magnitude of the problem?
Though 526,653 cases were reported in 1997, an estimated 3 million cases occur annually.
Though 526,653 cases were reported in 1997, an estimated 3 million cases occur annually.
What is being done to address the problem?
CDC has developed recommendations for the prevention and management of chlamydia for all providers of health care. Read about it here.
CDC has developed recommendations for the prevention and management of chlamydia for all providers of health care. Read about it here.
Chlamydia Pictures
Pictures of the effects of Chlamydia. Warning: these pictures are graphic.
Pictures of the effects of Chlamydia. Warning: these pictures are graphic.