Who would have thought it? A cuddly toy in the shape of a virus! These cuddly characters are incredibly endearing and educational too. Each one comes with a detailed scientific description and photograph of what he looks like under the microscope, along with medical tips on how to avoid picking up these bugs in daily life. Children seem to be totally fascinated by them, and it really helps when explaining all about why they are feeling poorly. The perfect gift to accompany a Get Well card. Also a brilliant present for medical students, doctors and nurses etc. You will soon understand why they are becoming amazingly popular! Start collecting now. Facts: Chlamydia is perhaps the most common of all sexually transmitted diseases, though it is comparatively unsung. Ehile it can produce symptoms such as discharges, burning sensations, abnormal bleeding, pain and nausea, these symptoms are easily confused those caused by gonerrhea. In addition, in nearly three quarters of women and nearly half of men chlamydia produces no sysmptoms at all. Untreated, the infection quietly spreads until it can attack the fallopian tubes and ovaries, causing permanent damage to the female reproduction system, and in some cases even infertility.(It can also lead to epididymitis in men, which can cause sterility). Fortunately, affordable and reliable testing is available for Chlamydia - and it is highly responsive to antibiotics. Unfortunately, treatment is often tragically delayed until it is to late. In addition to its venereal impact, Chlamydia trachomatis is also responsible for trachoma, the leading cause of preventable blindness worldwide. Repeat infections with the bacteria eventually cause the eyelids to invert, and untreated scarring ultimately destroys the vision. Trechoma is primarily is primarily confined to the developing world where medical care is limited. Hoever, because hepititus C, trachomatis bacteria can be transmitted from a mother during birth, half the children born to mothers with chlamydia enter the world with an eye infection - pneumonia, as well as premature- and still-births.