1. Chlamydial infection is not a very common sexually transmitted disease. True False
2. In both men and women, chlamydial infection may cause an abnormal genital discharge and burning with urination. True False
3. In women, untreated chlamydial infection may lead to pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). True False
4. PID does not cause ectopic pregnancy or infertility in women. True False
5. Many people with chlamydial infection have few or no symptoms of infection. True False
6. Symptoms of chlamydia, when they occur, usually appear within one to three weeks of exposure. True False
7. In women, signs can include unusual vaginal discharge or bleeding, burning during urination, or lower abdominal pain. True False
8. Men may have pain during urination. True False
9. Men may notice a burning and itching around or discharge from the penis or pain and swelling in the testicles. True False
10. Once diagnosed with chlamydial infection, a person can be treated with an antibiotic. True False
11. Chlamydia infection is caused by the chlamydia trachomatis bacteria and is transmitted during vaginal, oral or anal sexual contact with an infected partner. True False
12. The age group most affected by chlamydial infections are the 15- to 19-year-olds. True False
13. Women infected with chlamydia may have three to five times the risk of getting infected with HIV if exposed, according to the Centers for Disease Control. True False
14. The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention does not recommend annual chlamydia screening for all sexually active adolescent girls and for other females who may be at high risk True False
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Source(s): U.S. Food & Drug Administration U.S. Centers for Disease Control National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Readability: Flesch-Kincaide Grade Level: 12 Reading Ease: 38.1