ordinary microscope. Viruses are the tiniest of all microorganisms that can only be.
visualized only with an electron microscope. Viruses are also the simplest, most.
primitive of all living things.
The two most common bacterial STDs are Chlamydia and Gonorrhea.
Chlamydia trachomatis is a unique species of bacterium in that it is smaller than.
most other bacteria . It is the most prevalent bacterial STD in the United States . .
Chlamydia is actually a fairly new disease, only 25 years old, but it has been spreading.
with alarming speed affecting more Americans each year than the combined cases of.
gonorrhea, herpes and syphilis. Both men and women can have chlamydia. Though.
many infected with chlamydia have no symptoms, if symptoms do develop, they will.
usually appear one to three weeks after infection. The symptoms include the following: .
discharge from the genital area, burning with urination, pelvic pain and, in women,.
bleeding between periods or after intercourse. A woman with chlamydia infection can.
have infection of the uterus and fallopian tubes (pelvic inflammatory disease [PID]).
which can result in infertility. Chlamydia is completely treatable with antibiotics, but.
the consequences of the disease, such as scarring and infertility, may not be.
Gonorrhea is caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhea. This bacterium can.
cause a number of symptoms. The most common in men is discharge from the penis,.
burning with urination and inflammation of the scrotum, epididymitis, which can cause.
scarring and infertility. Women experience discharge, bleeding and PID which can lead.
to scarring and infertility. Infants infected with gonorrhea during birth can sustain .
serious eye infection and blindness. Newborns are routinely treated with antibiotic eye.
ointment at birth to prevent such infections. Gonorrhea can be cured with antibiotics. .
Without treatment the consequences can be heart disease, arthritis, blindness and.
