Figure 5
From: STI-GMaS: an open-source environment for simulation of sexually-transmitted infections
Ascension of C. trachomatis in the cervix in the absence of vaccination. Results illustrated are the number of extracellular chlamydiae at each spatial location at (a) 0 hours, (b) 24 hours, (c) 48 hours, (d) 72 hours, (e) 96 hours, (f) 120 hours, (g) 144 hours, (h) 372 hours, (i) 384 hours and (j) 408 hours. The infection quickly spreads through the cervix and beyond, with reinfections occurring periodically in the lower cervix due to lysis of infected epithelial cells.