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chlamydia

[kluh-mid-ee-uh] / kləˈmɪd i ə /


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And there was: There had been some progress, with oxytetracycline, OTC for short, a powerful antibiotic that is used to treat chlamydia and sometimes syphilis in humans.

From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026

Apart from being potentially fatal, chlamydia - which is transmitted by close contact or mating - can also cause painful urinary tract infections, conjunctivitis, blindness and infertility in koalas.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2025

However, many health departments had already started offering doxy PEP due to the overwhelmingly positive response it showed in clinical trials, reducing chlamydia and gonorrhea by 70% and 50%, respectively.

From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2025

The rates of chlamydia remained about the same in 2023 as the year prior.

From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2025

And so even the lucky koalas like Joe Mangy, who dodge death by chlamydia and return to the wild, still must face off against a myriad of other mortal threats.

From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2024

One branch leads to the domain bacteria, which includes the phyla proteobacteria, chlamydias, spirochetes, cyanobacteria, and Gram-positive bacteria.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015




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