Introduction Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) which can affect those that are sexually active‚ which is to say that it can affect a very large range in age groups through-out the population. It is very interesting in that chlamydia is the most oft reported STI in the United States (Breguet‚ 2007) with over three million new cases each year (Silverstein & Silverstein-Nunn‚ 2006). Another very interesting fact is that chlamydia is known as a “silent” disease. That is to say that
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Conjunctivitis (Pinkeye) Conjunctivitis‚ a fairly common disease‚ comes from the infection of the invisible membrane‚ Conjunctiva. The conjunctiva is located on the white part of the eye and the lines of the eyelid. Conjunctivitis is frequent because of the many ways you can get infected. These include Irritants such as dirt and shampoo. Allergies can also make pink eye show up. Also‚ STDs for example gonorrhea or Chlamydia can produce it. There are many forms of Pink eye‚ it can be a virus or even a
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Health promotion Genital Chlamydia is a sexually bacterial infection that is asymptomatic in most infected individuals and is related with short- term and long- term morbidity. It is caused through unprotected intercourse with another person with Chlamydia and also through contact with other mucous membranes found in the eyes and mouth. The infection mainly affects men in the urethra and for women it is both the endocervix and urethra. Furthermore‚ the rectum‚ pharynx and conjunctiva can also
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Chlamydia Essential Question: What are effective strategies to prevent the spread of Chlamydia among teens? Ashley Jane Badua Farrington High School Health Academy August 14‚ 2012 Essential Question: What are effective strategies to prevent the spread of Chlamydia among teens? Many teens today are more prone to catching a sexually transmitted disease by being sexually active. From my judgment I see in today’s generation‚ most teens think by simply doing
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Chlamydia By: Sabrina Hinde Picture yourself going to a routine check up and finding out that you have a sexually transmitted disease‚ how would you feel? Would you know who gave it to you? Now picture yourself finding out that it is something as serious as Chlamydia. Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted infection in North America. The infection gets its name after the bacterium that causes it‚ Chlamydia trachomatis. Chlamydia affects both women and men (more cases have been
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Decreasing Chlamydia Infections Cassandra Robbins Bryant & Stratton: Online Decreasing Chlamydia Infections Chlamydia is the most frequently reported bacterial sexually transmitted disease in the United States (CDC‚ 2010). It is transmitted through many different routes‚ such as; vaginal‚ anal‚ oral sex‚ and from mother to baby. Because the cervix of teenage girls and young women is not fully matured and is probably more susceptible to infection‚ they are at a particularly high risk
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Chlamydia is the most common STD in the United States. Over 2 million people have been diagnosed with Chlamydia in the U.S alone‚ not counting those who have not been tested. Chlamydia is known as a”silent” diseases because it displays no symptoms. Chlamydia can be active in both men and women and is most common in those under the age of 25. Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines Chlamydia as the type genus of the family Chlamydiaceae comprising coccoid to spherical gram-negative intracellular
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transmitted diseases is Chlamydia‚ this STD can go undetected due to the symptoms being indistinct‚ therefore many people won’t know if they have this bacteria infection‚ sadly chlamydia can really damage your body if kept untreated‚ and no one is immune to STD’s. Most of the time you can’t treat an STD because it becomes an epidemic like AIDS. Although STDs can affect anyone and everyone‚ although mostly young people‚ especially college students around the ages of 19 and 25. "Chlamydia is the most commonly
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases are infections that are passed during sexual intercourse with a person of the same sex and or of the opposite sex (Crooks et al.‚ 2011). For most with this infection they do not know that they may have them and unknowingly pass them on to their partners other factors could be risky sexual behavior such as having several sexual partners. The lack of proper resources or limited family planning clinics adds to the reason these disease continue to get passed from person
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Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the United States. The disease is caused by a bacteria called Chlamydia trachomatis. In women the disease usually affects the cervix‚ throat and rectum‚ while in men it infects the urethra‚ rectum or throat. Chlamydia is normally transmitted through sexual contact with an infected person‚ be it Vaginal‚ oral or anal. It can also be transmitted to a newborn during birth. https://www.cdc.gov/std/chlamydia/stdfact-chlamydia.html
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