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"How can I get chlamydial STI?"
Chlamydia is the name of a germ which infects the
genitals and sometime the eyes, throat and internal organs. It is an extremely clever germ
which has learned to live inside human cells, for example those lining the
genital tract or on the surface of the eye. Once Chlamydia are inside cells they are
hidden from the body's normal mechanisms of resistance. They also can take advantage of
all the nutrients that the host cell produces. You get chlamydial
STI just like any other STI: by having
unprotected sex with somebody who is already infected.
| Remember. People with
STI,
particularly Chlamydia, often show no sign that they are infected. |
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