Chlamydia: How It Spreads, Symptoms and Prevention

Chlamydia Chlamydia is a curable sexually transmitted infection (STI), which is caused by bacteria called Chlamydia Trachomatis. Chlamydia infection is very common among young adults and teenagers. Many people do not know that they have Chlamydia because although they are infected they may not have any symptoms. About 75% of infected women and half of infected men have no symptoms of Chlamydia. This disease can cause serious complications that cause irreversible damage such as damaging women's reproductive organs, and infertility.
In men Chlamydia can cause discharge from the penis of an infected men.
How is Chlamydia transmitted?
Sexually active women and men can get Chlamydia through sexual contact with an infected person. Chlamydia can be transmitted during vaginal, anal, or oral sex. Chlamydia can also be passed from an infected mother to her baby during vaginal childbirth. Babies born to infected mothers can get pneumonia or infections in their eyes, also called conjunctivitis. Because of the fact that there are often no symptoms, people who are infected may unknowingly pass Chlamydia to their sex partners.
The greater the number of sex partner, the greater the risk of infection. Chlamydia is easily confused with gonorrhea, another STD. Gonorrhea and Chlamydia have similar symptoms and can have similar complications if not treated, but the two STDs have different have different treatments.
What are the Symptoms of Chlamydia? Chlamydia bacteria live in vaginal fluid and in semen. It is sometimes called the "silent" disease because you can have it and don't know it. Symptoms usually appear within 1 to 3 weeks after being infected. Those who do have symptoms may have abnormal discharge (mucus or pus) from the vagina or penis or experience pain while urinating. The infection may move inside your body if it is not treated. Bacteria can infect the cervix, fallopian tubes, and urine canal in women, where they can