Chlamydia (non-gonococcal urethritis)
- caused by CLAMIDIA TRACHOMATIS (NO CELL WALL)
- common among high school and college students
Incubation = Female 1 week - Male 3-4 weeks
Symptoms = nasty smelling discharge (yello) burning urination - Pain in testicles and lower abdominal pain in female. if not treated in female will invade falopien tube causing sterilitiy.
Treatment is BS Antibiotics.
During delivery could have two diseses in Baby
- a. Clamydia opthpalmia
- b. Clamydia Pneumonia