A teen was diagnosed with chlamydia. Chlamydia is:
a. The most common STD in the United States
b. Diagnosed early due owing to obvious symptoms
c. A disease with an incubation period of 1 month
d. Not harmful to a developing fetus
A
Chlamydia is the most common STD in the United States. It often remains undiagnosed because patients are often asymptomatic. The incubation period of this disease is 1 week. Mothers infected with this disease can transmit it to their unborn fetus, often causing disability and death.
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38.4 ° c = _____ ° f
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