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Babies get chlamydia during vaginal birth to an infected mother. They don't get infected before birth. An infected baby must be treated.

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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.


Is chlamydia curable in females?

Chlamydia can be treated in a woman.


What will affect a chlamydia shot for males?

Chlamydia isn't treated with a shot. It's treated with oral medication (pills). Gonorrhea is treated with an antibiotic injection.


How is chlamydial pneumonia treated?

Chlamydia trachomatis improves rapidly with erythromycin. Chlamydia psittaci infection is treated with tetracycline, bed rest, oxygen supplementation, and codeine-containing cough preparations. Chlamydia pneumoniae infection is treated with erythromycin


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.


Can Chlamydia can be treated and cured with antibiotics?

yes it can be.


If you have sickle cell and get treated for chlamydia what would happen?

You would lower your risk of complication from untreated chlamydia.


Is chlamydia related to asthma?

Babies born with chlamydia that affects the lungs are more likely to have asthma later in life.


Can you join the Marines if you have chlamydia?

You'll need to get that treated first.


What is chlamydia and how is it treated?

Chlamydia is a bacterial sexually transmitted infection. It is treated with antibiotics, usually 1g of azithromycin in a single dose or 100 mg doxycycline twice daily for seven days.


What is the injection used to treat chlamydia that begins with an r?

Rocephin is an injection used to treat gonorrhea. Chlamydia is not treated with injections.


Can you wear a pad while being treated for chlamydia?

Yes, there is no harm in using a pad or tampon during treatment for chlamydia.