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How Chlamydia Occurs and Modes of Transmission

Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by bacteria chlamydia

trachomatis. Chlamydia affects people of all ages, but it is common among young women at

fifteen and twenty-four years. The disease is usually transmitted through unprotected oral, anal,

or vaginal sexual intercourse. The disease can also be transmitted through genital contact, thus,

meaning that a person can get the infection through touching their genital parts with an infected

person, and penetration does not need to occur for the infection to be transmitted. Also, a person

can get Chlamydia by coming into contact with infected vaginal fluid or semen and getting them

into their eyes. The infection can be passed on from mother to baby during pregnancy and birth;

therefore, most pregnant mothers must be tested for Chlamydia. Also, a person can acquire the

infection from a person who had it before, and it was successfully treated. Chlamydia is a

prevalent disease, especially in the United States, and in 2017, more than 1.7 million cases were

reported at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and many cases go

unreported; therefore, the number of infections is higher than the one reported at the CDC. The

CDC recommends that young and sexually active women of age twenty-five years and younger

and older women with multiple partners should be screened for the infection every year.

However, the infection cannot be transmitted through hugging, kissing, sharing toilets and towels

with an infected person.

Symptoms of Chlamydia

Chlamydia does not have any symptoms, especially at the first stage. If a person detects

symptoms, they may notice them a few weeks later, mainly from seven weeks. Besides, most

people might not have any symptoms of the infection until several months after. The most

common symptoms of Chlamydia among men include a burning sensation during urination, pain

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or swelling in the testicles, pain in the lower abdomen, and a green or yellow discharge from the

penis. It is also possible for men to get the infection in the anus; thus, the main symptoms in men

are often pain, discharge, and bleeding from the anus. If a woman contacts the infection, it might

take a few weeks before the symptoms appear. The most common symptoms among women

include pain during sexual intercourse (dyspareunia), burning sensation during urination,

bleeding between periods, inflammation of the cervix, pain in the lower abdomen, and a vaginal

discharge. However, in some women, the infection can spread into the fallopian tubes which

causes a condition called Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, a medical emergency. The symptoms of

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease include fever, nausea, severe pelvic pain, and abnormal vaginal

bleeding between periods. The infection can also o cur in the rectum, and most women may not

experience symptoms of the infection in the rectum. However, in a rectal chlamydia infection,

the most common symptoms include discharge or bleeding and rectal pain.

Additionally if the disease is transmitted through oral sex, women develop a throat

infection. The symptoms of chlamydia infection in the throat include sore throat, fever, and

cough. The symptoms are different for both men and women; thus, they must get tested.

Test for Chlamydia

A person can get tested for Chlamydia with or without any symptoms, as in the first

stage, it is hard for someone to notice the symptoms. When visiting a healthcare professional for

a chlamydia test, they may ask for a urine sample or take a swab from the infected area, mainly

the tip of the penis or urethra for men and the lower part of the vagina or womb for women. If an

individual had anal or oral sex, a swab might be taken from the throat or anus, which in most

cases I the most effective diagnostic test for Chlamydia. If the symptoms of Chlamydia are

present, the healthcare professional might conduct a physical examination. This includes

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How Chlamydia Occurs and Modes of Transmission Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by bacteria chlamydia trachomatis. Chlamydia affects people of all ages, but it is common among young women at fifteen and twenty-four years. The disease is usually transmitted through unprotected oral, anal, or vaginal sexual intercourse. The disease can also be transmitted through genital contact, thus, meaning that a person can get the infection through touching their genital parts with an infected person, and penetration does not need to occur for the infection to be transmitted. Also, a person can get Chlamydia by coming into contact with infected vaginal fluid or semen and getting them into their eyes. The infection can be passed on from mother to baby during pregnancy and birth; therefore, most pregnant mothers must be tested for Chlamydia. Also, a person can acquire the infection from a person who had it before, and it was successfully treated. Chlamydia is a prevalent disease, especially in the United States, and in 2017, more than 1.7 million cases were reported at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and many cases go unreported; therefore, the number of infections is higher than the one reported at the CDC. The CDC recommends that young and sexually active women of age twenty-five years and younger and older women with multiple partners should be screened for the infection every year. However, the infection cannot be transmitted through huggin ...
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