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The disease is an infection that results in the inflammation of the cervix which is the lower part of the uterus that opens into the vagina. This condition is often result of an infection by Chalmydia or gonorrhea or other the many other viral/bacterial infections that cause STD’s. The condition is quite hard to detect and only becomes apparent during a pap smear or a biopsy. There are two types of cells that lines the female cervix which are flat skin-like squamous cells and glandular cells which secrete mucus. The cervix serves as a barrier that protects the uterus from harmful bacteria and viruses preventing them form damaging the vital parts of the female reproductive organ. The condition is more often than not to be caused by sexual intercourse with persons who are infected with the many viral and bacterial diseases known to cause the disease. Treatment for the inflammation is done with drugs while the underlying cause (STD’s) are treated with antibiotics.