Can you be a carrier of chlamydia and test negative

Chlamydia is probably the most common sexually transmitted disease (STD) among young adults in the United States. Because it often causes very mild or no symptoms, many people never know they have it, and they pass it on through unprotected sex to unsuspecting partners.

Being diagnosed with a chlamydial infection, however, does not mean that one necessarily caught it during sex.

Different Strains Of Chlamydia

One strain of chlamydia causes a disease known as psittacosis.

My girlfriend tested positive for chlamydia and i tested negative

This pneumonia-like disease can be spread by sneezing. It is also passed from parrots, parakeets, cockatiels, sparrows, turkeys, chickens, pigeons, and ducks to humans when the infected bird "sneezes." If you catch this strain of chlamydia, some, well, unusual activities would be required to transfer from your nose, throat, and lungs to your genital tract, but it's not utterly impossible.

Another strain of chlamydia is transferred from the mother to infant during birth, as the baby passes the cervix.

The microorganism is not transmitted to the baby until it is born. This strain causes a condition called t

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