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Article: Chlamydial Infections
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Chlamydial Infections
What Are Chlamydial Infections?
How Do Chlamydial Infections Spread and What Are the Symptoms?
How Are the Diseases Diagnosed?
What Is the Treatment for Chlamydial Infection?
Complications
Prevention
Resources
Chlamydial (kla-MIH-dee-ul) infection can take various forms and can affect the urinary and genital systems of the body, as well as the eyes and lungs. One of its most common forms is a sexually transmitted disease (STD), which usually is passed from one person to another through unprotected sexual intercourse.
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Chlamydia pneumoniae
Chlamydia psittaci
Chlamydia trachomatis
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