World Sexual Health Day

One of the oldest surviving medical papyri 

The papyrus is essentially a medical textbook of ancient Egypt. 

Provides direct insight into how the ancient Egyptians understood disease and healing

Location Today: Preserved at the University of Leipzig, Germany (acquired by Egyptologist Georg Ebers in 1873–74).

                                                 

                                           Chlamydia Trachomatis In Ebers Papyrus

The Ebers Papyrus (c. 1550 BCE) is a 20-meter-long ancient Egyptian medical scroll, one of the oldest known medical documents. It describes hundreds of diseases and treatments — including eye infections like trachoma, which links it historically to Chlamydia trachomatis. 

                                                    Chlamydia Trachomatis 

Chlamydia trachomatis has different strains (serovars) causing different diseases:

• A, B, Ba, C → Trachoma (chronic eye infection → blindness).
• D–K → Urogenital infections (most common cause of bacterial STDs worldwide).
• Cervicitis, urethritis, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), infertility.
• Can also cause neonatal conjunctivitis & pneumonia.
• L1, L2, L3 → Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV), an invasive STD causing genital ulcers and lymph node swelling.

Chlanydia and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

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Current Events

World Sexual Health Day (WSHD) is observed annually on September 4, first established in 2010 by the World Association for Sexual Health (WAS)

Raises global awareness about sexual health, rights, justice, and pleasure as fundamental human aspects

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