#UTI #UrinaryTractInfections #BacterialInfections MEDICAL ANIMATION TRANSCRIPT: A urinary tract infection, or UTI, happens when bacteria invade and grow in your urinary tract. It’s one of the most common infections in women. A UTI can happen anywhere in your urinary tract, which is a group of organs that make, store, and remove urine from your body. Your urinary tract is made up of upper and lower sections. The upper urinary tract includes: two kidneys, and two ureters. And the lower urinary tract includes the bladder, and urethra. UTIs may be caused by several types of tiny germs, called bacteria. But most of the time, it’s caused by bacteria called Escherichia coli, or E. coli. Although men can get a UTI, they are more common in women, mainly due to differences in anatomy. For example, women have a much shorter urethra than men. This means bacteria have a much shorter distance to travel up through the urethra into the bladder and cause infection. And, on the outside of the body, t...