Chlamydia Psittaci Infection
Chamydia is also known as psittacosis. This lethal intracellular bacterial species causes endemic avian chlamydiosis, epizootic outbreaks in mammals, and respiratory psittacosis in humans.
Chlamydia in Women
Chlamydia is one of the most extended sexually transmitted infections. It often goes unnoticed and that is the main reason why it spreads so easily among sexually active women. Fortunately diagnosis and treatment are easily available; in some countries, like the UK, the health service offers free STD screening and treatment.
It is estimated that about 2.3 million people in the United States are infected with chlamydia.
How do women get Chlamydia?
You get chlamydia just like any other STI: by having unprotected sex with somebody who is already infected.
Chlamydia can be passed during vaginal, anal, or oral sex.
Chlamydia can also be transmitted from an infected mother to her baby during natural childbirth.
Who is at risk?
- Anyone who is sexually active.
- The greater the number of sex partners, the more important the risk of infection.
- Younger girls who are sexually active are at more risk because their cervix is not fully mature meaning that it can be more susceptible to infection.
- People who do not wear a condom throughout.
- Drug users.
Notice that women between the ages of 15 and 24 have the highest chlamydia rate of all age groups and both sexes.
How is Chlamydia diagnosed?
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