Chlamydia

            
             The Silent Epidemic, or Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted disease that is caused by microorganisms that live, as parasites within a cell. These microorganisms have properties in common with both viruses and bacteria, and cause infection in humans. The causes and risk factors of the Chlamydia infection is caused by the organism Chlamydia trachomas. It is said to be the most common sexually transmitted disease in the United states with an estimated 3,000,000 to 4,000,000 people per year and yet we hear so rarely about it. The spread is higher among lower class society groups and among teenagers. Chlamydia should be told about more often because the consequences of untreated infection are very severe. The sad factor of genital chlamydia infections is that it goes without symptoms until complications appear. About 75% of women and 50% of men with chlamydia have no signs of infection. In men, Chlamydia produces symptoms similar to gonorrhea. In females, infection with chlamydia frequently leads to pelvic inflammatory disease, which can cause scarring of the Fallopian tubes and sterility. An estimated 20% of women who get pelvic inflammatory disease will be infertile. Tubule wounds also increases the likelihood of a bad pregnancy (tubule pregnancy). If women are infected with chlamydia while pregnant the infection can cause premature labor and delivery. Plus the infant has a chance of developing chlamydial conjunctivitis (eye infection) and a 15% chance of developing chlamydial pneumonia. Whatever symptoms a Chlamydial infection has, they are very similar to those of gonorrhea. In men, this may include burning with urination, discharge from the end of the penis, tenderness or pain in the testicles and lower abdomen and fever. Women may also have urinary burning, increased frequency, and a mild urethra discharge. Infection of the female reproductive tract can include the bartholin ducts, vagina, cervix, endometrium, and fallopian tubes.