It has long been known that chlamydia strain called C. Trachomatis causes trachoma - has long been neglected tropical diseases, which can make a person blind. However, experts believed before, that of infections and diseases, sexually transmitted diseases are caused by two different strains of bacteria. But now a new study has shown that genetic changes can transform chlamydia, contributing to the development of genital infections, chlamydia leading to trachoma. Thus, the disease that causes blindness, can also potentially be transmitted sexually, experts say.

According to the World Health Organization, trachoma is the cause of visual impairment in two million people worldwide. This infection primarily occurs in rural areas with poor sanitation and hygiene low level. Previously, physicians believed that the bacteria that cause trachoma, are transmitted only through the fly or through contact with contaminated clothing and hands of man. However, new data suggest that the bacteria that cause genital infections - in particular, chlamydia - can also cause the development of trachoma.

In the study, experts have revived chlamydia, which had been frozen for 30 years, and studied their genomes to see how they have evolved. The scientists concluded that genetic changes may modify the strain of chlamydia, genital infections involved in the development and turn it into a strain of Chlamydia that causes trachoma. Thus, trachoma can be transmitted sexually, total professionals.