Readers of this concise, double-sided card learn that chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the United States -- and one of the easiest to cure.
About 3 million new cases of the disease are reported every year, with the majority occurring in women under 25.
In more than half of all cases, readers are warned, there are no signs or symptoms of the disease, which can cause irreversible damage to the reproductive systems of both men and women.
The text concludes with recommendations for preventing the disease, including abstaining from sex, restricting sex to a single uninfected partner and u8sing a condom. Since the infection is often asymptomatic, an annual medical test for chlamydia is also recommended.
