Chlamydia
Chlamydia, a sexually transmitted diseaes is a common term for Chlamydiae. Chlamydia trachomatis is a major infectious cause of human eye and genital disease. C. trachomatis is naturally found living only inside human cells and is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections in people worldwide — about four million cases of chlamydia infection occur in the United States each year. Not all infected people exhibit symptoms of infection. About half of all men and three-quarters of all women who have chlamydia have no symptoms and do not know that they are infected. It can be serious but is easily cured with antibiotics if detected in time. (source Wikipedia)
Women diagnosed with Chlamydia can also infect their newborn infant during delivery. Symptoms are visible in 7 to 21 days after infection and differ for men, women and children.
Symptoms in men:
* inflammation of the urethra (the bladder duct within the penis)
* stinging feeling when passing water
* clear discharge from penis and possible itchiness around the opening
* pain or tenderness in the testicles.
Symptoms in women:
* stinging feeling when passing water
*unusual vaginal discharge
* pain caused by pelvic inflammation (pelvic inflammatory disease)
* pain during intercourse
* in some cases, bleeding between periods.
Symptoms in infants:
* inflammation of the eye (conjunctivitis) at birth
* problems breathing
* premature birth
* in rarer instances, pneumonia.
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