Top 10 States With Highest Cases of Chlamydia for 2009

Chlamydia is known as a human sexually transmitted disease or STD
that is a result of the bacterium known as Chlamydia trachomatis. This
is said to be damaging to a woman's reproductive organ especially in
severe cases. The sad truth about this STD is that there are no
symptoms. If there are any, Chlamydia symptoms will manifest within
one to three weeks after infection.In the United States, there are a
total of 529,973 cases reported in 2009. The top 10 states infected by
the STD for the same year are as follows:1. California. In 2009, there
were a total of 63,019 Chlamydia cases reported in this US State. This
is 76.65% of the total reported for the Pacific area and 11.89% of the
total for the entire nation. The total is.12% of California's total
population of over 36.9 million.2. Texas. With 45,511 incidents, Texas
ranks number two to California in terms of the number of Chlamydia
Cases in the country. This is 8.59% of the total reported population
with this STD in the US while it is 66.90% of the total cases reported
for the W.S. Central area of the country. Texas cases are.18% of the
total population of around 24.7 million.3. New York. There are a total
of 37,293 cases reported in the state broken down into 12,291 cases
for New York Upstate and 25,002 for New York City. This is equivalent
to 7.04% of the total population and 56.11% of the 66,455 cases for
the Mid Atlantic. This is.19% of New York's 19.5 million total
population.4. Florida. Reporting 31,964 cases in 2009, Florida ranks
fourth in the nation's overall total representing 6.03% of the total
population affected by the STD. Within the South Atlantic region where
it belongs, this is around 29.21% of the 109,441 reported cases. This
represents.17% of Florida's total population of around 18.5 million.5.
Illinois. The state reported a total of 26,647 Chlamydia cases for
2009, equivalent to 5.02% of the total population inflicted with the
disorder. As for its specific area in E.N. Central, the total for
Illinois represents 30.50% of the 87,369 reported cases for the
previous year. This is.20% of Illinois' 13 million residents.6. Ohio.
Ohio has 20,897 cases for the year 2009, which is 3.94% of the total
reported cases in the US. It ranks second to Illinois in the E.N.
Central area with 23.92% cases in the said region. This number is
representative of.18% of Ohio's total population.7. Michigan. Also
belonging to the E.N. Central Region, Michigan ranks third to Illinois
and Ohio with a total of 20,510 Chlamydia cases. This is 23.48% of the
cases in the region and is 3.87% of the total reported in the US. This
is.21% of Michigan's total population of 9.969 million.8.
Pennsylvania. Ranking second to the number of Chlamydia cases reported
in the Mid Atlantic, Pennsylvania has 18,425 cases for 2008. This
represents 3.48% of the country's total and 27.73% of the total for
the region. This is.15% of the 12.6 million Pennsylvanian residents.9.
North Carolina. The state ranks second to Florida in terms of the
number of cases reported in the South Atlantic region. North Carolina
has 18,269 cases representing 3.45% of the total for the US and 16.69%
of the total for the region. This is equal to.19% of North Carolina's
total population of 9.38 million.10. Georgia. Also belonging to the
South Atlantic region, Georgia has 18,205 reported Chlamydia cases.
This is equivalent to 3.44% of the total reported for the country and
16.63% of the total reported for the region. This is.19% of Georgia's
9.829 million residents.Chlamydia cases have been fast rising in a lot
of US States. In fact, as of the close of the 22nd week ending June 5,
2010, there are already 417,256 cases reported as per MMWR. If this
will double by the end of the year, then that is an indication that
the numbers are around 150% of what were reported in the previous
year.