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Chlamydia is a very common sexually transmitted infection in America. Many individuals throughout Mississippi will come in contact with this infection.

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The pathogenic bacteria that causes this infection is called Chlamydia trachomatis.

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The pathogen, Chlamydia trachomatis, can infect the genitals, eyes, and the throat.

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The most common symptoms of Chlamydia in both male and female is genital discharge and painful urination. Males will also experience testicular swelling, while women will experience bleeding between periods.

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Neonatal conjunctivitis is the most common effect that Chlamydia has on newborns. Other chlamydia symptoms in an infant include redness, swelling, discharge, and pneumonia.

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The utmost long term negative effect of untreated chlamydia is damage to the female reproductive tract. As shown in the picture, Chlamydia can cause women to develop pelvic inflammatory disease, experience infertility, ectopic pregnancies, or neonatal complications. Other long term effects include being at a higher risk of HIV transmission, and undergoing reactive arthritis.

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Because Chlamydia is a bacterial infection, the infection can be treated using antibiotics. The two most common antibiotics used to treat Chlamydia in adults is azithromycin and doxycycline. For newborns, erythromycin is most beneficial.

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This antibiotic should be taken orally twice daily for seven days.

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The most effective way to treat chlamydia with this antibiotic is taking a one gram pill orally once.

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This antibiotic is recommended to be taken for 14 consecutive days.

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Mississippi is ranked the second highest state regarding Chlamydia cases. 750 individuals have this infection out of every 100,000 people.

Most common in young women.

Called the "silent disease" because many infected individuals will not develop symptoms.