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The study suggests the coronavirus mutated in Italy, which led to an increased viral load and increased transmissibility, but did not increase the virulence. Italy has a high number of elderly people, who are more like to have chronic underlying infections; and a high rate of rare diseases, which are likely caused by common intracellular pathogens, such as psittacosis, trachoma, or strep. Italians are at higher risk of chronic psittacosis from contact with infected birds; and are also impacted by…..
Cystic fibrosis is thought to be a genetic defect in the CFTR gene, affecting mucosal epithelial cells; and gastrointestinal disease is a common co-morbid condition. Chlamydia trachoma attacks mucosal epithelial cells and spreads through macrophages. Mucosal epithelial cells are present throughout the body, lining the respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, reproductive tract, joints, bladder, and vascular system. Chlamydia trachoma is present in the reproductive tract of approximately 20% of pregnant women. Respiratory trachoma infection is known to occur in infants under…..
Chronic trachoma in men can cause chronic disease. The prostate is an endocrine gland, and a spongy organ, which can host trachoma; and trachoma can become a chronic infection in the prostate and urinary tract. Chlamydia trachoma has been found in semen, including in the semen of donors at fertility clinics. Undiagnosed chronic trachoma can evolve into other chronic diseases. Peyronne’s disease is when the erect penis has a curve, due to fibrous plaque and scar tissue, inside the…..
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an infection in the female reproductive organs and pelvis; which causes inflammation, scarring, pain, and infertility. In 90% of cases, PID is caused by chlamydia trachoma. Trachoma can also cause endometriosis, a painful condition in which the tissue lining the uterus grows outside the uterus. As trachoma spreads, it causes inflammation, scarring, inclusion cysts, and a sticky environment, which hampers the proper release of an egg from the ovaries, and implantation of a fertilized egg…..
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is thought to be a genetic disease, arising in infants and young children. In CF, the pulmonary epithelial cells are immunologically impaired, and lung tissue produces copious amounts of mucous, pus, and sputum, clogging the lung. CF patients have consolidation of pus in the lower lung, low oxygen levels, microscopic inclusion cysts, scarring in the lung, and co-morbid gastrointestinal disease. The average lifespan of a CF patient is 37 years old. Chlamydia pneumonia was found in CF…..
Any infection with a predilection for a particular organ or type of tissue will have the same predilection in the fetus; and can be more destructive to a fetus because of the vulnerability of the developing fetus and lifetime duration of the chronic infection. Chlamydia pneumonia attacks cardiovascular tissue, lungs and brain; and can affect fetal development in the heart, cardiovascular tissue, and/or brain. Trachoma and psittacosis attack the central nervous system, lungs and eyes, and may similarly affect a…..
A mouse biovar of chlamydia trachoma is considered a more virulent form of trachoma, and can invade both the reproductive tract and urinary tract. In mice, after inoculation vaginally with chlamydia suis in group one, and chlamydia trachoma in group two, chlamydia suis and chlamydia trachoma were isolated from both the uterus and fallopian tubes, weeks after inoculation. Long term, sexually transmitted chlamydia trachoma has the potential to cause many chronic diseases, including urinary disease, interstitial cystitis, kidney disease, autoimmune…..
Chlamydia trachoma is the most common sexually transmitted disease, with 92,000,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Chlamydia trachoma infects the reproductive tract and can spread to other organs and parts of the body, including the urethra, cervix, mouth, rectum, and kidney, in women; and the urethra, prostate, mouth, rectum, and kidney, in men. Once infected, trachoma may act differently in women and men, symptoms can change over time, and the infection may become asymptomatic as it evolves into a…..
Trachoma is a highly contagious pathogen, which is spread by direct contact. Serovars A-C attack the eyes; and can be acquired from insects and flies, and through contact with contaminated objects such as a shared towel. Serovars D-K are sexually acquired, and attack the reproductive and urinary tracts, of both men and women. Serovars L1, L2, and L3 attack the lymphatic system, and cause eye diseases (lymphogranuloma conjunctivitis and lymphogranuloma venereum). Trachoma can cause many chronic diseases; however, articles…..
Chlamydia trachoma has many serovars, some of which have a predilection to attack the reproductive tract and others a predilection to attack the eye. In 2017, a total of 1,708,569 new sexually acquired trachoma infections were reported, in the U.S. In 2006, in Sweden, a new variant of chlamydia trachoma was identified, after officials noticed an increase in complicated infections leading to ectopic pregnancies and infertility. The study reported an all-time high for trachoma, and estimated 8,000 cases had not…..
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