LETS TALK ABOUT:

CHLAMYDIA
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By: Jasmine Burton

WHAT IS
CHLAMYDIA?
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 Chlamydia trachomatis also known as Chlamydiais

is what we call chlamydia
Chlamydia is a common Sexually Transmitted
Disease or a, S.T.D

HOW QUICKLY
DOES IT GROW
AND REPRODUCE?
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chlamydia can't reproduce itself unless it gets

inside human cells. The cells it likes the best are
the type that line the urinary and genital tracts
of both men and women.

Chlamydia symptoms can show up as early

as 5 days after infection, and as late as six
weeks after infection

How do you get the disease? What

are some symptoms?
For females:

A change in vaginal discharge (fluid leaking out of the vagina)

Vaginal pain or itching

A change in periods or more painful periods

Bleeding or spotting from the vagina between periods or after sex

Discharge from the penis (fluid leaking out when not ejaculating)

Pain or an itchy feeling at the head of the penis

Itchy feeling inside the penis

Swollen or tender testicles

Treatments? How do you cure the

disease?
Yes, chlamydia is curable
Chlamydia is easily treated and cured with medication
You usually take antibiotics for this disease

How many people die from this

disease? How do you prevent it?
Wrap it up and have protected sex

Where is it mainly located?

Chlamydia infection is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections
worldwide In 2013 about 141 million cases occurred In the United States

Interesting facts about chlamydia

During vaginal delivery chlamydia can be passed from mother to child.
Anyone who has sex can get chlamydia. The more sex partners, the greater the risk
of infection.
Chlamydia is known as a "silent" disease because about 75 percent of infected
women and about 50 percent of infected men have no symptoms.
Chlamydia infection can occur in the vagina, penis, anus and throat.

 No
You get chlamydia if you have sexual intercourse with
someone with that disease

Does using
birth control
increase the
risk of getting
chlamydia?

Sites
Abc7-http://abc7ny.com/health/top-ranking-cities-for-stds/507720/
Cdc-http://www.cdc.gov/std/chlamydia/stdfact-chlamydia-detailed.htm
Aspc
-http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/cphorsphc-respcacsp/2011/cphorsphc-respcacsp-06-en
g.php
Cdc_http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/su6304a2.htm
Health tap-https://www.healthtap.com/topics/can-amoxicillin-be-used-to-treat-chlam
ydia