Why does the Center for Disease Control recommend annual screening for chlamydia? Group of answer choices: Antibiotic treatment is not effective for C. trachomatis. There is a new vaccine available that can provide immunity after exposure to C. trachomatis. The majority of chlamydia infections are asymptomatic so carriers may transmit to other unknowingly. The infection number of chlamydia cases is currently decreasing and public health organizations hope to get it to zero in the next year.

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A: Air-borne diseases are spread through air.

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A: The chief complaints of the client are: -Fever -intermittent severe pain in the left upper quadrant…

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