Chlamydia / Chlamydia Trachomatis

Pronounced as "kla-MID-ee-uh" Chlamydia, is a sexually transmitted disease (STD), which is caused by the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis and can be cured.

Chlamydia is a very common cause of genital infection.

The genital Chlamydia infection may be acquired during oral, vaginal, or anal, sexual contact with an infected partner.

Chlamydia is often called the "silent" disease because a person can have it but still not get to know that he is having the infection.

That means the disease often has no symptoms. This sustains the infectious pool in the population.

It is regularly found in association with other sexually transmitted diseases 20% of men & 40% of women with gonorrhoea are found to have coexisting chlamydial infections.