The Lymphogranuloma Venereum is another kind of a STD. It affects the lymph nodes, and the entire lymphatic system. The infection is caused by bacteria called Chlamydia Trachomatis. The bacterium enters the human body through a break in the skin.

The virus is capable of crossing the epithelial cell layer if it gets into a mucous membrane. When the bacteria enter the skin, it will little by little set off for the lymphatic channels and multiply as soon as it is lodged there. This is not a very common illness, particularly in Europe. Majority of the people who are infected by the bacteria are already suffering from the HIV AIDS.

The numbers show that ever since 2004, 341 people were infected with the bacteria in the United Kingdom, and 80 such cases were reported on the United States of America territory. Because this is a hard to determine diagnosis, the specialists in the field think that the number of infected people is considerably higher than the official reports. The disease is usually transmitted through sexual contact. When the contamination is made this way, the symptoms are at the skin level in the genital area.

Once infected, abscesses will be formed in the genital area, specifically in the lymph nodes. If the bacterium enters the human body through the rectum, then buboes will develop there. Here, the contamination is usually acquired through anal sexual contact. It might also affect the throat, but rarely. In such case, the abscess will appear in the neck area.

The initial stage of the disease is not violent. The primary stage is characterized by genital ulcer, and the pain is not necessarily involved. Women especially do not observe the first stage of the infection, because the initial ulceration takes place in the walls of the vagina. This stands for the primary stage in men as well. It can be healed in a few days, with the condition it is discovered in time.

The disease is signalled by the swelling of the lymph nodes, which can be painless at first. The location of the lymph nodes could also be the area of the infection which causes swelling and thinning of the skin.

As the diseases progresses to the next level, there could be development of more abscesses, strictures and death of cells and the living tissues. Complete healing is possible if the disease could be diagnosed properly and treated early. If the disease is still left untreated, it will consequently move forward to the next stage. Edema and fibrosis could develop, which are the common permanent upshot of the bacteria.

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