Chlamydia

Chlamydia "is a bacterium ('germ'). Chlamydia usually infects the urethra (water passage) in boys or men and girls or women, and also the cervix in girls or women. Chlamydia can affect the reproductive organs (including the cervix and fallopian tubes), the eyes and, in some people, the joints (causing a type of arthritis). A reaction to the chlamydial infection can cause joint pain and sometimes skin problems including a rash on the penis."

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Last update: Friday, November 8, 2002 at 11:15:02 AM.