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chlamydia  

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  • While curable, chlamydia infections have spread globally with considerable impact on public health. The most significant global health impact of chlamydia may be in the evidence suggesting that treatable bacterial sexually transmitted infections such as chlamydia and gonorrhea facilitate heterosexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Chlamydia Infections]

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