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Who is the main carrier for chlamydia?
Both males and females can have chlamydia. The most common age group to be infected is 15 to 25 years old.
How are Latinos affected by chlamydia?
Chlamydia affects Latinos she same as any other group; chlamydia can lead to sterility or PID.
What demographic group gets vulvodynia?
Females of any age can develop vulvodynia
What age group usually gets breast cancer?
older groups usually women above the age of 50.
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.
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.
How many females under 18 have chlamydia?
The CDC estimates that 6.8% of sexually active females age 14 to 19 have chlamydia. (see related link).
Is there a specific population that chlamydia affects more than others?
Chlamydia most commonly affects females 16-25 years old, but it can affect any age.
What demographic group gets Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia?
WM most often affects males over the age of 65
Is chlamydia an acute disease?
Chlamydia can be a chronic or temporary disease. Ideally, a patient quickly learns about the infection and gets treatment; this treatment is completely curative and long-term infection will not occur. In addition, some patients will clear chlamydia without antibiotics, although nobody infected with chlamydia should avoid antibiotics. If chlamydia is left untreated, it can cause chronic complications, but these complications may persist after chlamydia is cleared with effective treatment. Lastly, it's possible to have untreated chlamydia for years without knowing. In that sense, chlamydia may be chronic.
What are risk factors for chlamydia?
Risk factors for chlamydia include age under 25, new partner, multiple partners, history of prior STD, and men who have sex with men.
What percentage of 16-24 year olds have chlamydia?
Probably 1 in 10 (10%) of 16 - 24 year old have chlamydia. In 2011, 70% of the reported cases of chlamydia in the US were in males and females age 15 to 24. The CDC estimates that 6.8% of sexually active females age 14 to 19 have chlamydia (see related link).
