Infographic: How Chlamydia Evades Immune Detection Chlamydia trachomatis, the bacterium that causes chlamydia, hides from the immune system by cloaking itself in the host cell’s membrane then ...
The United States is experiencing an alarming rise in sexually transmitted infections. Combined, 2.4 million cases of gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis were recorded in 2018, a record high. The data ...
"About 80% of people with chlamydia don't develop symptoms," notes Dr. Michael Shen, an internal medicine physician at NYC Health + Hospitals/Brooklyn. But when symptoms do occur, they typically ...
The first-ever human trial of a genital-chlamydia vaccine suggests that it is safe and effective, according to a new study published in the Lancet. U.S. sexually transmitted illness diagnoses have ...