Chlamydia Trachomatis

What Does Chlamydia Trachomatis Look Like

Chlamydia trachomatis is a bacteria that causes chlamydia, a most frequently reported sexually transmitted disease (STD), in the western world and is very common among young adults and teenagers. However, most people who are infected unfortunately don't know that they have chlamydia, because they may not exhibit any symptoms.

Chlamydia is often referred to as a "silent" disease because so many women (Probably about three quarters of those infected) and approximately half of infected men do not display any symptoms. If they do exhibit any Chlamydia symptoms, they more often than not appear 1 to 3 weeks after exposure. This gives the infected person a great deal of time to spread the disease about. Pictures of chlamydia trachomatis look the same as for chlamydia.

Chlamydia is caused by bacteria (Chlamydia trachomatis). Unlike most other bacteria, chlamydia trachomatis is an intracellular organism. That means it grows within cells. Chlamydia usually infects the cervix and fallopian tubes of women, and the urethra of men. However its effect is much more devastating on women than it is on men.

If you haven't heard of chlamydia, then you are not alone because a considerable proportion of the population hasn't heard of Chlamydia either in spite of extensive education and advertising campaigns. And even if they have heard of it, most people who are at risk of this infection don’t really know what chlamydia is.

Chlamydia can be passed to another person during any type of sex and it can also be passed from a contaminated mother to her baby during childbirth. Some signs of Chlamydia include a burning sensation when urinating, and it can also cause a discharge from the vagina of a woman or the penis of a man.

If chlamydia is not diagnosed and treated soon after the infection is caught, serious complications may occur in both women and men. These complications can cause irreversible damage, including infertility in both men and woman, before they even realise that they have been infected.

Women are often reinfected, meaning they get the STD again, if their sex partners are not treated and reinfections place women at higher risk for serious reproductive health complications. In the U.S., an estimated 2.8 million Americans become infected with chlamydia each year. Fortunately, chlamydia can be simply and effectively treated.

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