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Chlamydia is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted disease in the United States, causing more than 4 million infections each year.
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How many people in Canada have chlamydia?
Estimates from Canadian research on chlamydia prevalence estimate that about 158,000 Canadians have chlamydia at any one time, representing about 0.7% of Canadians aged 14 to 59. (see related link).
What is the ranking of chlamydia in the US?
Chlamydia is the #1 bacterial STI in the US.
What areas of the US have the highest rates of chlamydia?
The southeastern part of the US has the highest rate of chlamydia.
What was the first case of chlamydia in the US?
Testing for chlamydia is only available very recently, so it's not possible to say with certainty when the first US case of chlamydia occurred.
What is the prevalence of chlamydia?
Chlamydia is the most frequently reported bacterial sexually transmitted infection in the United States. In 2011, 1,412,791 cases of chlamydia were reported to CDC from 50 states and the District of Columbia, but an estimated 2.86 million infections occur annually. A large number of cases are not reported because most people with chlamydia do not have symptoms and do not seek testing. Chlamydia is most common among young people. It is estimated that 1 in 15 sexually active females aged 14-19 years has chlamydia.
What is the prevalence of osteoarthritis in the US?
About 20 million people.
How many people in the world have or will have some form of STI in their lifetime?
Chlamydia is quite prevalent. Chlamydia trachomatis is the type that causes a sexually transmitted disease. The CDC reports that the rate of chlamydia in the US in 2011 was 457.6 cases per 100,000 population, and the prevalence rate was 1.5% in the US between 2005 and 2008 (see related link). Not all types of chlamydia are transmitted by sex. Owners of birds, especially parrots, can also have a different type of chlamydia (Chlamydia psittaci) which is not sexually transmitted.
What is the prevalence of stuttering in the US?
Over 3 million people in the US stutter.
What town has the most chlamydia?
Among the largest metropolitan areas in the US, Memphis has, by far, the highest rates of chlamydia.
What do men take for chlamydia?
In the US, typically azithromycin or doxycycline, same as for women.
When did chlamydia first become a problem in the US?
2007
Can you worry about chlamydia?
You should worry about catching chlamydia if you are having sex. Over 2.25 million people in the US are infected with the bacteria. It is the #1 bacterial STD infection in the US.
