chlamydia

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A recent CDC study estimates that one in four young women between the ages of 14 and 19 in the United States - or 3.2 million teenage girls - is infected with at least one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases (human papillomavirus (HPV), chlamydia, herpes simplex virus or trichomoniasis).

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  1. noun Any of various gram-negative, coccoid microorganisms of the genus Chlamydia, especially C. psittaci and C. trachomatis, that are pathogenic to humans and other animals, causing conjunctivitis in cattle and sheep and trachoma, urethritis, and proctitis in humans.
  2. noun Any of several common, often asymptomatic, sexually transmitted diseases caused by the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis.

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  • Outstate Minnesota and the Twin Cities suburbs saw the greatest increases of chlamydia, and the majority of cases were among those ages 15 to 24. —  Postbulletin.com Local News
  • A recent CDC study estimates that one in four young women between the ages of 14 and 19 in the United States - or 3.2 million teenage girls - is infected with at least one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases (human papillomavirus (HPV), chlamydia, herpes simplex virus or trichomoniasis). —  Kansas City infoZine Headlines
  • Such sex can result in sexually transmitted diseases like chlamydia, herpes, gonorrhoea, hepatitis B or C or an unwanted, unplanned pregnancy. —  Find Me A Cure
  • The increase in chlamydia, a sometimes symptomless infection that can lead to infertility in women, is likely because of better screening, experts said. —  theleafchronicle.com - Local News
  • Dr. Jose De Montero, the state public health director, said chlamydia is a preventable and treatable illness, suggesting that more education should help reduce the number of future cases.
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  1. New Latin, genus name, from Latin chlamys, chlamyd-, mantle; see chlamys.
 

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