chlamydia

Chlamydia Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States. It strikes about 4 million people a year in the U.S.. 100,000 women become infertile each year from a pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), which plugs up or scars the filopian tubes, so the egg can’t reach the uterus. 45% of sexually active teenagers are exposed to the disease at least once. Clamydia is caused by a bacterium, named chlamydia trachomatis. The pathogen enters …

…work on chlamydia. The best way to prevent becoming infected with the bacteria is to practice safe sex. Condoms and diaphragms are affective. If you have knowledge of chlamydia, and know how you can contract it, you will not get it. Educating the population is important in preventing the spreading of this disease. If the people know how bad this disease and other STI’s are, they will be more aware of what they do.