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How do babies get chlamydia and do they have to be treated?
Babies get chlamydia during vaginal birth to an infected mother. They don't get infected before birth. An infected baby must be treated.
Is chlamydia related to asthma?
Babies born with chlamydia that affects the lungs are more likely to have asthma later in life.
Which Babies who are born to mothers infected with this sexually transmitted disease may suffer from early infant pneumonia and conjunctivitis (pink eye).?
Babies born to mothers infected with Chlamydia trachomatis can suffer from early infant pneumonia and conjunctivitis. It is important for pregnant women to be tested and treated for chlamydia to prevent complications in newborns.
Can a 12 year old get chlamydia?
If a 12 year old has sex or genital-genital contact with an infected person, he or she can get chlamydia. People of any age, from babies to the elderly, can get chlamydia. If you are 12 and think you may have chlamydia, find an adult that you can talk with and get help as soon as possible.
What are the symptoms of chlamydia in children?
In babies who get chlamydia after birth to infected mothers, babies may have conjuncitivitis (pinkeye) that shows up after a week or so. Those with pneumonia caused by chlamydia trachomatis can have a cough, rapid breathing, and abnormal x-ray. Children with chlamydia trachomatis pneumonia appear to be more likely to have asthma later in life. Children who get chlamydia from sexual abuse have the same types of symptoms, or, more commonly, lack of symptoms, as adults with chlamydia.
What organism does chlamydia affect?
Chlamydia can affect the cervix, urethra, epididymis, uterus, fallopian tubes, testes, rectum, throat, and conjunctiva. Chlamydia trachomatis can also affect the lungs of babies born to an infected woman.
Can chlamydia cause pinguecula?
Yes, chlamydia trachomatis can cause conjunctivitis. It's usually spread from someone touching their own infected genitals and then touching their eyes. Babies born to women infected with chlamydia can also get it.
Which body systems are affected by chlamydia?
Chlamydia in the urethra affects the urinary system. Chlamydia in the epididymis, cervix, testes, uterus, or ovaries affects the reproductive system. Chlamydia in the anus or throat affects the digestive system. In babies born with chlamydia, chlamydia can affect the respiratory system and cause pneumonia. Chlamydia can affect the integumentary system by causing conjunctivitis.
What is the treatment for babies born with chlamydia?
A baby with chlamydial conjunctivitis or pneumonia due to Chlamydia trachomatis is treated with erythromycin. Because the effectiveness of treatment is only about 80%, retesting and possible retreatment should be done.A baby born with chlamydia can be cured easily, but some are not diagnosed for years after contracting the illness.
What are the common co-infections for chlamydia?
There are a few ways that this question can be answered:What other diseases can be caused by the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis?Chlamydia trachomatis causes chlamydia, a sexually transmitted disease. It also causes endemic trachoma. Chlamydia trachomatis can also cause lymphogranuloma venereum, another sexually transmitted disease. Each of these infections is caused by a slightly different version of the bacteria. What symptoms, syndromes, or complications can the STI chlamydia cause?Chlamydia in men and women can cause urethritis, conjunctivitis, proctitis, or pharyngitis. In men, it can cause epididymitis, prostatitis, and orchitis. In women it can cause PID (pelvic inflammatory disease). In babies born to women with chlamydia, chlamydia trachomatis can cause pneumonia or conjunctivitis. In addition, chlamydia trachomatis is associated with Reiter's syndrome. What other infections are often found with chlamydia trachomatis?Patients tested for chlamydia usually get tested for gonorrhea at the same time as they both require the same specimen collection technique and may carry the same symptoms.
What is the scientific name for chlamydia?
Chlamydia trachomatis is the scientific name for the bacteria that causes chlamydia.
What is a chlamydia probe?
"Chlamydia probe" is a name for a chlamydia swab.
