Scientists find possible vaccine for sexual transmitted disease

In a huge new discovery, scientists may have just found a possible new vaccine for a very common sexually transmitted disease. Chlamydia is a relatively common sexually transmitted infection that is mainly treatable and often doesn’t have any symptoms, but it has the potential to cause serious complications like reproductive issues and blindness. Researchers have recently discovered an antigen that has the potential to act as a vaccine against it, according to a McMaster University statement. A total of 2.86 million people get infected with chlamydia annually that we know of, and there may be many more because many people don’t realize they have it because of its lack of symptoms, so this finding could have big ramifications for many, many people. Vaccination would be the best way to prevent a chlamydia infection. The study involved testing a fusion protein antigen called BD584 in mice. They found that it reduced chlamydial shedding in mice...