CHLAMYDIASIS

an infection, usually sexually transmitted, with the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis. Chlamydiasis is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the U.S. It may be asymptomatic or include symptoms such as genital inflammation and discharge, pelvic pain and fever. Untreated chlamydiasis may lead to pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and infertility. (chlamydia)Chlamydia may also cause eye disease (trachoma) and pneumonia.