1.  By: Parminder, Elvin, Gardy and Kim

2.  Chlamydia is a disease caused by the bacteria called Chlamydia trachomatis. It is mostly commonly sexually transmitted. Chlamydia can both affect men and women and can cause of serious, permanent damage to a women’s reproductive organs.

3.  By having sex with someone who has Chlamydia.  It can still be transmitted even if a man does not ejaculate.  People who have had chlamydia and have been treated can get infected again if they have sex with an infected person.  If you are pregnant and you have Chlamydia it can also affect the baby during birth.

4. Male  Burning sensation during urination  Discharge from the male private part or rectum  Testicular tenderness or pain  Rectal discharge or pain Female  Painful sexual intercourse  Rectal pain and discharge  Private part of female discharge  Symptoms of PID, salpingitis, liver inflammation similar to hepatitis

5.  If not treated, infection may spread to the uterus and or the fallopian tubes.  If you have chlamydia while pregnant it may affect the uterus after the delivery and the baby may develop chlamydia related conjunctivitis, eye infection and pneumonia.  Any sexually active person can be infected with chlamydia.  It is a common STD especially for young people.  Sexually active young people are at high risk of acquiring chlamydia for a combination of behavioral and biological reasons.

6.  All sexually active women up through 25 years old should be screened yearly for Chlamydia.  All women with new sexual partners should be screened.  Proper use of condoms during intercourse and prevent infection.  Latex male condoms, when used consistently and correctly, can reduce the risk of getting or giving chlamydia.

7.  Chlamydia can be easily treated and cured with antibiotics. HIV positive persons with chlamydia should receive the same treatment as those who are HIV negative.  People with Chlamydia should abstain from having sex for seven days after single dose of antibiotics or until completion of seven day course.

9.  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002321 / http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002321 /  http://www.cdc.gov/std/chlamydia/stdfact-chlamydia.htm http://www.cdc.gov/std/chlamydia/stdfact-chlamydia.htm  http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=chlamydia+statistic s+canada&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&biw=1024&bih=66 7&um=1&ie=UTF- 8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=XcL- UOXEAtDrigLu-IDIAQ http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=chlamydia+statistic s+canada&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&biw=1024&bih=66 7&um=1&ie=UTF- 8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=XcL- UOXEAtDrigLu-IDIAQ