Evaluation of Epidemiological Problem - Chlamydia Sexually transmitted diseases (STD), used to be known as venereal diseases, are infections that are spread through sexual contact. Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common reportable bacterial sexual transmitted disease in the United States and can affect a wider spectrum of people than other STDs. Approximately half, of the nearly 20 million yearly reported STD cases, involves males and females under 25 years old and Chlamydia comprises approximately 2.8 million new reported cases each year in the United States (Ursa, Sen & Ruffin, 2015).
Background
A Chlamydia infection can lead to several problems for women such as pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), infertility, and ectopic pregnancies (Chlamydial infections - 2015 std treatment guidelines, 2014). The first case of Chlamydia was in 1907 and was discovered by Stanislaus von Prowazek in Berlin. The name Chlamydia is derived from the Greek word chlamys, which means cloak, and trachomatis, which means rough or harsh, and knowing the meaning makes complete sense since Chlamydia is generally show no signs and symptoms of being infected (Suthar, n.d.). Approximately 80% of women and 25% of men are asymptomatic (SparkNotes Editors. (n.d.). Chlamydia is a gram-negative microorganism that infects squamocolumnar epithelial cells (Chlamydial …show more content…
This is the first time that there has been a rise in Chlamydial infection rates since 2011. During the period of time from 2010 to 2014 there was an increase in the infection rate of men (278.4 cases per 100,000 males) by 22% and an increase in the rates of women (627.2 cases per 100,000 females) by 6% (Sexually transmitted disease surveillance 2014,
Background
A Chlamydia infection can lead to several problems for women such as pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), infertility, and ectopic pregnancies (Chlamydial infections - 2015 std treatment guidelines, 2014). The first case of Chlamydia was in 1907 and was discovered by Stanislaus von Prowazek in Berlin. The name Chlamydia is derived from the Greek word chlamys, which means cloak, and trachomatis, which means rough or harsh, and knowing the meaning makes complete sense since Chlamydia is generally show no signs and symptoms of being infected (Suthar, n.d.). Approximately 80% of women and 25% of men are asymptomatic (SparkNotes Editors. (n.d.). Chlamydia is a gram-negative microorganism that infects squamocolumnar epithelial cells (Chlamydial …show more content…
This is the first time that there has been a rise in Chlamydial infection rates since 2011. During the period of time from 2010 to 2014 there was an increase in the infection rate of men (278.4 cases per 100,000 males) by 22% and an increase in the rates of women (627.2 cases per 100,000 females) by 6% (Sexually transmitted disease surveillance 2014,