Koalas are facing a shocking health crisis: widespread chlamydia infections — so are they born with the STD and how do they ...

Trachoma, a chronic conjunctivitis caused by ocular infection with Chlamydia trachomatis, is still the leading infectious cause of blindness. The pool of infection resides largely in children in ...

Chlamydia can be transmitted during vaginal or anal sex when one partner is infected. It can also be passed on to the eye by a hand moistened with infected secretions, and to a newborn from an ...

They can also pass chlamydia on to their infant. In babies, chlamydia can lead to eye infections and pneumonia. If you’re pregnant, you should get tested for chlamydia at your first appointment.

Chlamydia remains one of the most common causes ... The bacteria can also cause an eye infection that’s responsible for ...