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A Short Essay On Chlamydia

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According to Medicine Net the general causes of a person who is infected with Chlamydia (trachomatis bacteria) is by being transferred from an unprotected skin-to-skin contact form anal, oral or viginal. In some cases can be found in the throat. Dred.com says the symptoms of Chlamydia for men are white, cloudy, watery discharge from the penis. A burning sensation and discomfort while urinating, as well as inflammation and tenderness of the testicals and surrounding area. Women’s symptoms are, pain/bleeding during sex, bleeding/spotting in between periods, nausea/fever, lower back pain and heaviness feeling around the hips. Like most people, they do not show many obvious signs of being infected with Chlamydia, so if left untreated, the causes …show more content…

The treatments for Chlamydia is oral antibiotics that are taken twice a day for about one to two weeks. You can prevent from getting this disease by wearing a latex condom during sexual activities and also not having any sexual relations with an infected person. Chlamydia is curable if you get treated for it soon enough. Most people with Chlamydia do not show any signs whatsoever but there have been some cases in which they did and got treated. The consequences for Chlamydia, are not being able to have children, and also having issues in the genital area as well as the surrounding areas. This disease is semi-common in the United States with each year there are about 1.2 million cases each year. Candice Harley 4th hour Biology MRS. BROWN HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS HPV is spread by the skin-to-skin contact form one person to another, but at least one of the two persons are infected with the …show more content…

Pubic Lice is a tiny, parasitic, blood-sucking, wingless insects that infest on human genitals and cause itchy bumps. The way Pubic Lice can be spread is by close contact with articles such as clothing, bed linens, or towels. According to the Planned Parenthood website the result of what happens when you leave pubic lice untreated is you can develop infections from it being over scratched, it can also change your skin color and can become scaly and scarred. The way the doctor tests for pubic lice is by a visual examination of your genital area, also seeing lice movement and lice themselves moving in and around the area, is also a huge giveaway if you have pubic lice (CRABSSSSS). You can prevent yourself from getting pubic lice by preventing close/sexual contact with anyone who has crabs. If you or your partner is being tested for pubic lice than you should too. Yes it is curable if you take an ointment to kill and rid of the lice and larvae. Pubic lice always has symptoms, because of the larvae, and the constant itching and bite marks they leave. The pubic lice infestation is very common worldwide, but about three million new cases each year in America. So Itch away my friends you are 1 in 90 people who might get them. *scratch,

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