Describe how chlamydial infections can lead to ectopic pregnancies and blindness?

2 different mechanis: For the mom it can be a silent infection and damage the fallopian tubes causing ectopic pregnancies. If a baby is born to a mom with a chlamydia infection an their eyes become infected the baby could become blind.

Chlamydia: One type of chlamydia is chlamydia trachomatis-- this is one of the leading causes of blindness in the world-- in this disease, the organism leads to severe scarring of the eye-- the scarring is responsible for the blindness-- fortunately, this infection can be treated early with antibiotics, if the diagnosis is made...