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Yes, you can be the host for chlamydia. All people are susceptible. Chlamydia is spread by sexual contact with someone who's infected. You can get it from oral, anal, or vaginal sex; genital-genital contact; sharing sex toys; or birth to an infected woman.
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Are chlamydia energy parasites?
Yes, chlamydia get their ATP from the host cell.
How many hosts does chlamydia have?
Chlamydia trachomatis has only the human host.
What are the infective forms of chlamydia that enter the host cell?
The elementary body is the infective form of chlamydia that enters the host cell.
What does chlamydia use for energy?
Chlamydia derives energy from the ATP of the host cell.
What does chlamydia live off?
Chlamydia lives off its host cell. It's an obligate intracellular parasite.
What does chlamydia need from your body?
Chlamydia can't make its own energy, so it uses ATP from the host cell.
Does chlamydia have a final electron acceptor?
No, chlamydia doesn't have a final electron acceptor. That is why it needs to live within the host cells
How is chlamydia active in males?
Chlamydia becomes active as soon as it enters the body.
How does chlamydia evade the host's immune system?
Sometimes chlamydia surface antigens change, and make it hard for the immune system to keep up. It also appears that chlamydia may release toxins that damage the immune response in some cases. (see related link).
Are you more likely to get chlamydia if you're pregnant?
Changes to the cervix from the hormones of pregnancy may make it easier for pregnant women to get chlamydia. The same can be said of young teens. Because of the high-estrogen state, the cervix presents more columnar epiehtelium, which may make it easier for it to be infected with chlamydia and a host of other STDs.
How is a virus different from chlamydia?
Chlamydia is a prokaryote or bacteria. Bacteria are living organisms, capable of their own metabolism and reproduction, even though they may infect host cells. Viruses are not alive. They are chemical constructs that require a host cell for metabolism and reproduction. Viruses have many of the same processes found in living cells, but they lack key metabolism and biochemistry that prevents them from functioning outside of a host cell.
What is the scientific name for chlamydia?
The scientific name for chlamydia is Chlamydia trachomatis.
