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A young, healthy person with Chlamydia pneumoniae has an excellent prognosis. In the elderly, however, there is a 5-10% Death Rate from this infection.
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What are the types of chlamydia?
There are three major types of Chlamydia: Chlamydia psittaci, Chlamydia pneumoniae, and Chlamydia trachomatis. Each of these has the potential to cause a type of pneumonia.
Is cough a sign of chlamydia?
Cough is not a sign of chlamydia trachomatis (the STD) in adults. In newborns affected by chlamydia in the lungs, a hacking cough that doesn't bring up phlegm can be a sign of disease. There is another species of chlamydia, chlamydia pneumoniae, that causes cough.
Can chlamydia pneumoniae be prevented?
Chlamydia pneumoniae is difficult to prevent because it is spread by respiratory droplets from other sick people. Because people with this type of pneumonia do not always feel very sick, they often continue to attend school, go to work, etc.
What diseases are caused by chlamydiae?
The phylum chlamydiae includes these species that cause human disease:Chlamydia trachomatis can cause the STD known as chlamydia, as well as endemic trachoma.Chlamydia pneumoniae causes some cases of pneumonia.Chlamydia psittaci causes psittacosis.
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 prognosis of chlamydia psittaci?
Chlamydia psittaci may linger, and severe cases have a death rate of as high as 30%. The elderly are hardest hit by this type of pneumonia.
Can koalas get chlamydia?
It is not certain how koalas have come to be infected with Chlamydia. The most recent research has suggested that it originated from amphibians such as frogs.
Did One Direction get chlamydia?
No, there is no evidence of this. Some rock stars have become known for partying and having lots of sexual encounters, but One Direction does not have that kind of reputation at this point in their careers.I understand there was a story about possible infection after a koala urinated on a band member. The chlamydia affecting koalas is different from the one that causes a sexually transmitted diseases in humans. Koalas are infected with Chlamydia pecorum and Chlamydia pneumoniae. The chlamydia that causes an STD in humans is Chlamydia trachomatis.
Can Chlamydia be prevented?
Chlamydia pneumoniae is difficult to prevent because it is spread by respiratory droplets from other sick people. Because people with this type of pneumonia do not always feel very sick, they often continue to attend school, go to work, etc.
What is the genus and species of Mycoplasma pneumoniae?
The genus is Mycoplasma and the species is pneumoniae. It's binomial name is Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
Can you get chlamydia from coughing?
A baby gets infected in the lungs with chlamydia trachomatis, the germ that causes the STD known as chlamydia, by being infected during vaginal birth. Adults do not get chlamydia trachomatis in their lungs. However, a different bacteria, Chlamydia pneumonia, is a common cause of bronchitis and pneumonia in children and adults. This infection is not sexually transmitted. A person infected with Chlamydia pneumonia has inflammation of the air passageways inside the lungs. Chlamydia pneumonia causes about 1 out of 10 cases of pneumonia in the US. The illness responds well to treatment with antibiotics.
What media does Chlamydia pneumoniae grow on?
Chlamydia cannot be grown on conventional bacteriological medium. A tissue culture system has been available that allows easier laboratory culture of the Chlamydia species. However, with the exception of the LGV serovars, most C. trachomatis strains do not readily infect tissue culture cells.Chlamydia cannot be grown on conventional bacteriological medium. A tissue culture system has been available.
