The Disease State of Chlamydia

The Disease State of Chlamydia A parasite is defined as an organism that lives in or on another organism called a host (2). If the parasite has the capacity to cause disease in the host then the parasite is called a pathogen. Disease in the host is caused by the infection of the parasite. The interaction between the host and parasite is complex. Both the pathogen and the host strive for survival in some of the …

…think that these traits would be unique to the one organism because of their complexity but as seen here they are not. References Cited: (1) Holt et al. Bergey’s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology. Baltimore: Williams and Williams, 1994. (2) Madigan, Michael et al. Brock Biology of Microorganisms. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall. 1997. (3) Moulder, James W. Rickettsia species (as organisms). 1990. Annual Review Microbiology. 44:131-153. (4) Winkler, Herbert H. Interaction of Chlamydiae and Host Cells in Vitro. 1991. Microbiological Reviews. 55:143-190.