Chlamydia Definition: Chlamydia is currently one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases - about 4 million cases of chlamydia occur in the USA each year. However, about half of all men and three-quarters of all women who have chlamydia have no symptoms and don't know that they have the disease. The disease is transmitted by the Chlamydia trachomatis bacterium. It can be serious but it is easily cured if detected in time. It is also, and possibly more importantly, the biggest preventable cause of blindness in the world. Blindness occurs as a complication of trachoma (chlamydia conjunctivitis).

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Chlamydia Genome Project - ... Related Information. Chlamydia trachomatis: Science 282:754 (1998) ... Genomics Resources. Chlamydia trachomatis MoPn and Chlamydia pneumoniae AR39 genomes ...

CDC: Chlamydia - describes symptoms, the complications that can result when the illness goes untreated, and prevention.

Chlamydia - You've probably heard lots of discouraging news about sexually transmitted diseases. The good news is that STDs can be prevented. For information about how to protect yourself, read this article. ... What Is It? Chlamydia (pronounced: kluh-mid-ee-uh) is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that is caused by bacteria called Chlamydia trachomatis. Although you may not ...

Bacteriology 330 Lecture Topics: Chlamydia trachomatisBacteriology 330 Lecture Topics: Chlamydia trachomatis - Bacteriology at UW-Madison. Chlamydia trachomatis. by Andrea DeMets, University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Bacteriology, 1998. Chlamydia is the most prevalent sexually transmitted disease in the United States. ... Direct and indirect costs of chlamydia (mainly costs for complications) total $24 billion a year ...