• What is Chlamydia (NGU)? Chlamydia ( misspelled as clamidia, chlamidia, clamydia, clymidia, chlymidia, clamidia, chlamidia, etc.) is a common curable bacterial sexually transmitted disease (STD). Chlamydia trachomatis, or simply chlamydia, is an infection caused by pathogen bacterium that can afflict the cervix in women and the urethra and rectum in both man and women. Occasionally other parts of the body (lining of the eyelid, throat and rectum) can be affected. More than 90 million cases of Chlamydia are reported each year globally with more than a half occurred in women. The highest rate of infections is observed in the age groups of teens and young adults. About half of men and most women infected with chlamydia trachomatis do not observe …show more content…
• sharing sex toys • from mother to the newborn during vaginal childbirth through the infected birth channel • Infection can be transferred on fingers from the genitals to other parts of the body (for example, chlamydia can occur in the eyes) Chlamydia is not contracted through simple kissing, handshaking, any casual contacts, sharing baths, towels and cups as well as from toilet seats. • Incubation Period of Chlamydia 7-21 days • Signs and Symptoms of Chlamydia Chlamydia is known as one of the ‘silent’ diseases which can produce no symptoms until much later. Approximately 70-95 percent of woman and 50 percent of men with chlamydia do not observe chlamydia symptoms at all. The symptoms can also be mild and almost unnoticeable or appear once a day. Another reason why symptoms are not the best way to determine the infection is that it is often confused with gonorrhea as the symptoms are very much alike. Asymptomatic nature of chlamydia makes it difficult to estimate how long a person remains infectious and this period is commonly believed to last until the full recovery. The symptoms of chlamydia appear between 1 and 3 weeks after the