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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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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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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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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Katarina Palmer Dr. Miranda BIOL 1406 29 March 2017 Chlamydia Definition: Chlamydia (kla-mid-ee-uh) is a very common disease is caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis and is contracted through sexual intercourse: anal‚ oral‚ vaginal. (NWHRC Health Center‚ 2005) This sexually transmitted disease affects both men and women of any age. Chlamydia trachomatis is a Gram-negative bacterium that infects not only the columnar epithelium of the cervix but the urethra‚ and rectum as well. Also a common
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According to WebMD‚ The cause of Chlamydia is the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. This disease is spread by any type of sexual contact.You can get this with an infected person doing oral‚ vaginal‚ or anal sex. Symptoms for females include an abnormal vaginal discharge and a burning sensation when urinating. Males on the other hand have discharge from the penis‚ pain in either testis‚ and a burning sensation when urinating like females. If this disease is left untreated it can go into serious health
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STD: Chlamydia By: Angel Robinson October 5‚ 2010 Health 1st Block Introduction: I will be talking about chlamydia. I’ve chosen this common STD because I think you should know more than your friends know. Research Report: Chlamydia is caused by the bacterium chlamydia trachomatis. This bacterium can infect the cervix in women and the urethra and rectum in both men and women. Occasionally chlamydia can also affect other parts of the body‚ including the throat and eyes. Chlamydia often
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