OMG That is a terrible rumor to start. You are confusing two different organisms with similar sounding names.
BTW - men get STD chlamydia too. Why blame only the girls?
I did not start any rumor, dear lady.
This is a *discussion* board, not a press release site. Read my post and the replies again.
“Why blame only the girls?”
Vertical transmission (mother-to-child) of infectious agents is well described for many infectious agents, by transplacental infection, passage of the infect through an infected birth canal, or by nursing.
Thus, it is a reasonable question.
that should read “...passage of the infant...”