Is chlamydia contagious?

Chlamydia lung infections are contagious, but they are less contagious. Chlamydia pneumonia is caused by Chlamydia trachomatis infection, which is mainly transmitted through respiratory droplets or through contact with nasopharyngeal secretions or tears through the nasolacrimal ducts of an infected person.

1. Respiratory droplet transmission: Close contact with patients infected with chlamydia, such as hugging, kissing, etc., may lead to the spread of chlamydia. Because chlamydia pneumonia is more common in spring and winter, and the most common people are school-age children and adolescents aged 5-15 years, so the immunity of children and adolescents is relatively weak and they are susceptible to chlamydia.

2. Contact with nasopharyngeal secretions or tears of infected people: If you come into contact with nasopharyngeal secretions or tears of patients infected with chlamydia, you may also be infected, but it varies from person to person.Because cells in the conjunctiva of the eye and the mucosa of the nose are sensitive to chlamydia, it is possible to become infected with chlamydia if the conjunctiva or nasal mucosa of the eye is exposed to chlamydia;

3. Droplet transmission: after chlamydia infection, it may adhere to the air and spread through atmospheric droplets, and susceptible people such as those who are in close contact with the nasal discharge and sneezing of infected people, if their hands are not thoroughly disinfected, they may be infected with chlamydia after contact;

4. Other ways: Chlamydia can also be transmitted through iatrogenic routes, such as eye surgery, acupuncture, contact with contaminated medical equipment, etc., if medical staff do not thoroughly disinfect after surgery, it may lead to other people being infected with chlamydia.

Chlamydia pneumonia is contagious during the incubation period, so it is necessary to do a good job of self-protection, such as wearing a mask, so as not to infect others. Patients with chlamydia pneumonia also need to be treated with drugs such as tetracycline tablets and roxithromycin capsules as prescribed.