Chlamydophilia pneumoniae (Taiwan acute respiratory)

Question 1

morphology

Answer 1

obligate intracellular organis,
uses host ATP(energy parasite),
no peptidoglycan,

Question 2

what does it cause ?

Answer 2

sinusitis, pharyngitis, bronchitis, pneumonia

Question 3

transmission

Answer 3

resp secretions

Question 4

path

Answer 4

grows in smooth muscle cells, endothelial cells of coronary a. and macrophages

associates with atherosclerotic lesions