A new experimental vaccine could put a serious dent in the widespread epidemic of chlamydia that has devastated populations of koalas. This month, scientists in Australia announced the start of a ...

At the Detroit Department of Health and Wellness’s sexually transmitted disease clinic, Dr. Jambunathan Ramanathan and his staff know they have to work a little differently with the teenagers who have ...

The bacteria that cause chlamydia might be trickier than we knew. In a new study this week, scientists have found evidence that these bacteria can hide in our intestines. The findings might explain ...

Sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, include both sexually transmitted diseases, known as STDs, and the many infections that don’t progress to disease. STIs are caused by more than 30 different ...

Chlamydia is a common sexually transmitted infection. Anyone can have chlamydia, but it may affect males and females differently. Chlamydia in males can cause urethritis, epididymitis, and more.

Researchers have discovered a type of molecule that can kill chlamydia bacteria but spare bacteria that are important for health. The discovery opens the door for further research towards developing ...

The genus chlamydia includes several species that can cause sexually transmitted infections (STIs), pneumonia and other respiratory infections, eye infections, and more illnesses. When you hear the ...

I’ve received questions about STIs this week, so I decided to rerun a column from 2016. Some problems never go away. Q. My ex ...

Chlamydia infection is one of the commonest sexually transmitted infections worldwide that is spread via vaginal fluid and semen of the infected person to her or his healthy sexual partner due to ...

Chlamydiae are sexually transmitted pathogens that can apparently survive in the human gut for a long time. Chlamydiae are sexually transmitted pathogens that can apparently survive in the human gut ...

Chlamydial conjunctivitis is a bacterial infection that causes eye inflammation. It results from hand-to-eye contact after contact with the bacteria that causes genital chlamydia infections. Symptoms ...

Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted infection that’s most common in the genital area. That said, it’s possible to contract a chlamydial eye infection, often referred to as inclusion or chlamydial ...