Research Areas

NIAID supports research to understand, diagnose, and treat many of the world’s most intractable and widespread diseases. Explore NIAID research through the diseases and conditions as well as the cross-cutting disciplines and approaches below.

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Gonorrhea

NIAID supports a comprehensive, multidisciplinary program of research on N. gonorrhoeae that includes basic research on pathogens, improved diagnostics, preventive vaccines, and additional alternative treatments.

Chlamydia

Chlamydia is a common sexually transmitted infection that can cause cervicitis in women and urethritis and proctitis in both men and women. NIAID and NIAID-supported researchers are studying how Chlamydia trachomatis bacteria causes disease and developing a vaccine to prevent C. trachomatis infection.

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Urethritis

Urethritis refers to infection and inflammation of the urethra. Urethritis is a condition that can result from infection with common STI pathogens including N. gonorrhoeae, C. trachomatis, T. vaginalis.