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Chlamydia is one of the most well known sexual transmitted diseases(STD) in the world amongst all men and women. This disease is transmitted by anal, oral, and vaginal intercourse. The longer the disease stays infested in a person's body it damages the reproductive system for both genders. Women can get chlamydia in cervix, rectum, or throat. For men they can get chlamydia urethra which mean inside the penis, rectum and throat. It leads to problem with pregnancy for women and genital problem for…
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Chlamydia is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases and affects both men and women. Chlamydia is caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis, which is one of the four bacterial species in the genus Chlamydia. Chlamydia trachomatis is rod-shaped, obligate, gram negative, has no spores, and dimorphic- meaning it has a two phase life cycle. The first life cycle is called an elementary body. Elementary bodies are analogous to a spore and are very small and able to survive in extremely…
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According to the book Microbiology: An Introduction, the life cycle of Chlamydia can be described in six steps. However, before one can begin to understand this life cycle there are a few key concepts one must know about Chlamydia. First, the morphology of Chlamydia is complex because it can be found in different forms: elementary bodies, reticulate bodies, and intermediate bodies. The elementary body is the infectious…
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risk factors for Chlamydia include sexually active people, new or multiple sex partners, history of STD, oral contraceptive user, lack of barrier contraception, ethnicity (more common in African American), sex (high rates in women), excessive alcohol or illegal drug use (increases the risk of risky sexual behavior), Men having sex with men, first intercourse before age 18, Birth control factors like Women with an intrauterine device (IUD) are at greater risk of getting chlamydia than those who do…
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Disease Paper Ruth Campuzano HST period 5th 3-8-18 Introduction Chlamydia is a common sexually transmitted disease.Chlamydia affects mostly people that have sexual stuff with a lot of people or don’t use protection when they are having sex,this can mainly affect people that are 25 years old and younger. Pathophysiology Chlamydia is a common disease, this disease is caused by people having a lot sexual activity also because they are…
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The Reproductive System Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted infection in teens, women, and men. There are more than 200,000 cases per year that is spread through sexual contact. Chlamydia only lasts for a few days or may last two weeks but can last longer if not treated. It must be diagnosed by a "medical professional" or "lab tests" and "imaging". Chlamydia is also known as the "silent STD" cause it often has no symptoms and the person can pass it without knowing they have it. Briefly, explain…
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Introduction: What is Chlamydia trachomatis? Chlamydia trachomatis is currently the most common causative agent of sexually transmitted disease caused by bacteria(1), affecting 3-5% of sexually active women in the UK and up to 14% of those aged under 20 years(2). Since the obligate intracellular bacteria(3) can cause long-term morbidity, and can lead to chronic pain, infertility, and increased susceptibility to HIV, it is considered a serious public health issue in the UK(2). The following will provide…
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LETTERS Medical cannibalism, strangury, and the spread of erratic hyphenitis B Lennox 236 Is there enough clinical time available in primary care? J Paris and K McKeon 236 Are postal urine specimens a feasible method for genital chlamydial infection screening? IGM van Valkengoed, AJP Boeke, SA Morré 236 The colorectal cancer jigsaw puzzle G Singh Kalsi 237 Health technology assessment in primary and community care G Curtis Jenkins 237 Supporting practice-based audit P Murphy 238 Needs assessment…
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Hong Kong Shue Yan UniversityNg Sze Long16P030 Author Note This paper was prepared for English Writing 211, Section 29, taught by Professor Cheung. Introduction In recent years, issues related to animal testing has been a commonly debated subject and frequently discussed, particularly in the media. It is often said that animal testing should be banned because it is cruel. On the contrary, the opponents said that the animal testing has contributed to human world. Therefore, animal testing is a…
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authority to determine all decisions on school curricula on human sexuality as long as they develop such programs with community involvement from parents, medical professionals, and religious groups (Virginia Department of Education, 2011). This paper takes the position that providing high quality sex education in the public schools results in greater likelihood of meeting the state standards specified above, and provides substantial benefits for teens in terms of reduced sexually transmitted diseases…
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