Last time we talked about trichonomiasis, a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that often produces no symptoms. Chlamydia is another STI that often causes no symptoms, at least initially. We shall investigate this condition this week and then move to topics other than STIs next time.
This infection is usually caused in humans by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis and is found only in humans. Unlike trichomoniasis, women are more often asymptomatic than are men. Estimates are that around 75% of women present with no symptoms whislt around 50% of men do have symptoms, almost the opposite from our infection of the week last time.
Although this is a serious subject, let us keep it a bit light. After the fold in a song by Todd Rundgren called “You Left me Sore”. Although most likely written about gonorrhea, it is still apt in this case.