How to Use chlamydia in a Sentence

chlamydia

noun
  • Rates of both chlamydia and gonorrhea are nearly five times higher among blacks than whites.
    — Harriet Rowan and Alex Leeds Matthews, Washington Post, 22 May 2018
  • Either way, this woman should know that she’s been exposed to chlamydia and ought to see a doctor.
    — Mallory Ortberg, Slate Magazine, 3 Apr. 2017
  • And as if that weren’t enough, koalas are suffering a chlamydia epidemic.
    — Matt Simon, WIRED, 2 July 2018
  • Who wants to talk about your last STI test or that time five years ago that an ex gave you chlamydia?
    — Kasandra Brabaw, SELF, 25 Mar. 2019
  • Cases of gonorrhea and chlamydia are on the rise, and syphilis has come back from the brink of extinction.
    — Naperville Sun Editorial Board, Naperville Sun, 5 May 2017
  • Women under the age of 25 should be screened for chlamydia and gonorrhea at least once.
    — Julia Ries, Health, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Some estimates put chlamydia death rates at 50 percent.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Scientists are looking at a number of ways to push back against the chlamydia epidemic.
    — Ryan Prior, CNN, 2 July 2019
  • The species has been ravaged by climate change, deforestation and chlamydia.
    — Fox News, 9 Aug. 2019
  • While rates of gonorrhea and chlamydia rose across the city, early stages of syphilis fell drastically.
    — Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Rates of syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia have climbed to levels not seen in a generation.
    — Rasheed Gonga, New York Daily News, 22 June 2026
  • Some of the most common causes include chlamydia and gonorrhea.
    — Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 17 June 2024
  • And cases of gonorrhea and chlamydia continued to fall, too.
    — Chantelle Lee, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Gay men over all are at higher risk for syphilis, gonorrhea, hepatitis C and chlamydia.
    — Donald G. McNeil Jr., New York Times, 15 June 2016
  • The Charlotte metro area has rates of gonorrhea, syphilis and chlamydia among the highest in the nation.
    — Fred Clasen-Kelly, charlotteobserver, 10 May 2017
  • There is a higher chance of getting an infection with chlamydia or gonorrhoea.
    — Tanyel Mustafa, Refinery29, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Then there’s the chlamydia, which blinds and sterilizes koalas and leads to severe urinary tract infections.
    — Matt Simon, WIRED, 2 July 2018
  • His team tested the vaccine in 35 women who were not infected with chlamydia.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 12 Aug. 2019
  • The threat of chlamydia is also growing as the disease seeps into just about every corner of the species’ northern range.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 17 June 2024
  • Since 2000, cases of chlamydia and syphilis have steadily increased.
    — Molly Sullivan, sacbee, 28 Sep. 2017
  • Kangaroo Island is one of few places in the country where koalas have largely been untouched by chlamydia.
    — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 13 Jan. 2020
  • The coffee shops are multiplying like chlamydia.
    — Dominic Green, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
  • For instance, chlamydia and trichomonas have always been there but there’s a rise in syphilis and now drug-resistant gonorrhea.
    — Laurie Yarnell, Good Housekeeping, 16 June 2023
  • And Long Beach now has the state’s second-highest rate of chlamydia and third-highest rates of gonorrhea and syphilis.
    — Rosanna Xia, latimes.com, 11 Mar. 2018
  • Doctors will screen for STIs such as gonorrhea and chlamydia even in the absence of symptoms.
    — Sophie Saint Thomas, SELF, 10 May 2019
  • Some types, especially urethritis, can arise due to gonorrhea and chlamydia, which spread through vaginal, anal, or oral sex.
    — Mark Gurarie, Health, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The STIs chlamydia and gonorrhea are the most common cause of the condition.
    — Patty Weasler, Rn, Bsn, Verywell Health, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Fifty-four percent of chlamydia cases and 33 percent of gonorrhea cases were among those under the age of 25.
    — Hannah Holzer, sacbee, 2 July 2018
  • But oral antibiotics may still be prescribed in certain cases, especially if co-infections like chlamydia are present.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The first vaccine to protect endangered koalas from chlamydia has officially been approved in Australia.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2025

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