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1) The bacterial STD Chlamydia is discussed in your text, describe the symptoms and special problems associated with the infection. List the ways in which the disease may be detected, diagnosed, and treated.
2) The viral STD HIV is discussed in your text, describe the symptoms and special problems associated with the infection. List the ways in which the disease may be detected, diagnosed, and treated
Chlamydia is an STI that is a sexually transmitted infection that affect our human body and is caused by bacteria that is the Chlamydia trachomatis . The chlamydia infected individual will not have any outward symptoms in their very early stages of infection
Untreated chlamydia in our human body will cause a very serious complications in our body and , so it is very important for individual to set up a very regular screening as it is common and exibit less symptoms
Symptoms
In men
burning kind of a sensation will occur when the individual urinate
yellowish or a greenish kind of a discharge from the pe nis of the individual
pain that will occur in the lower abdomen of the person
Testicular pain
If anal region is infected then it will lead to bleeding in region
If oral sex has been indicated then throat infection and fever can be seen
in women
Chlamydia is also known as the “silent infection.” as most people will not exibit symptoms
pain while indulging in sexual intercourse can occur in the individual
discharge from the va gina
urination will have burning sensation
lower abdomen pain can occur
cervicitis that is the inflammation of the cervix
bleeding that can occur in the periods
Diagnostic measure
Screening as well as the diagnosis of the chlamydia is very simple when compared . The Tests will include:
urine test in the individual . Specifically the sample of our urine will be analyzed in a developed laboratory for the organism that is the clamidiya trachomatis .
A swab that is . For the women, a swab of the va ginal secretions as well as the discharge from the cervix of the female vagin a will be put for culture or some kind of the antigen testing of the chlamydia. This can also be done in an individual during the routine test that is Pap test