[bvw]

You know what this may mean? That the increase in asthma cases among the young in the last few decades could be as result of much higher levels of sexual promiscuity in their mothers.

[paterfamilias]

“You know what this may mean? That the increase in asthma cases among the young in the last few decades could be as result of much higher levels of sexual promiscuity in their mothers.”

No.

STD strains are completely different (Chlamydia trachomatis).

In fact, C. pneumoniae has been re-classified into a different genus (now Chlamidophila pneumoniae) based on a lack of genetic relatedness to the STD strain.

[decimon]

You know what this may mean? That the increase in asthma cases among the young in the last few decades could be as result of much higher levels of sexual promiscuity in their mothers.

As far as I can tell this is not an STD but is lung-specific, i.e., pneumonia. Need more research to know.

[ladyjane]

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?