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Chlamydia - CDC Fact Sheet

Internet URL

http://www.cdc.gov/std/chlamydia/STDFact-Chlamydia.htm  

This document also available in Spanish

Sponsoring Agency

National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Description

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers this overview on Chlamydia, a common sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the bacterium, Chlamydia trachomatis, which can damage a woman's reproductive organs.

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Review Date

1/11/2008

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