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"germs" -- bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi, and possibly prions
Aleen Paucek
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Which infectious diseases caused by a protozoan?
Trichomonas and giardia are two Infectious Diseases caused by protozoans. Trichomonas is caused by Trichomonas vaginalis.
Infectious diseases are caused by?
Microbes.
Which infectious disease is caused by a protozoan?
Trichomonas and giardia are two Infectious Diseases caused by protozoans. Trichomonas is caused by Trichomonas vaginalis.
Is scurvy an infectious diseases or non infectious diseases?
It is known as a NON-INFECTIOUS disease. as it is caused by the lack of Vitamin C in the body.
What are similarities between infectious and noninfectious diseases?
infectious diseases involve a causative organism, from groups such as bacteria, viruses, fungi and such. Noninfectious diseases are not caused by a specific infectious organism. You get an infective disease from a bacteria or a virus or even a fungus. Other diseases are not caused by these but by other things. For example: cancer.
Why aren't nutritional diseases classified as infectious diseases?
Nutritional diseases are not classified as infectious disease because they do not fit the definition of 'infectious'. They cannot be transmitted from one person to another and the causative agents come from the environment.
What is the scope and significance communicable diseases?
The scope and significance of communicable diseases is that they are all illnesses that are caused by some kind of infectious agent. Communicable diseases are also called infectious diseases (or transmissible diseases).
How do pathogens cause infectious disease?
Pathogens cause Infectious Diseases by pathogens getting into your body and caused harm.
How can infectious diseases can be caused?
In the kidney
How are noninfectious diseases caused?
Non infectious diseases are spread by the environment, bad nutrition, genetic inheritance, and hereditary diseases.
An infectious disease is a disease that is caused by what?
Infectious diseases are those diseases which are caused by infectious agents (which include microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, protozoa and virus, as well as some multicellular animals such as worms) and hence they are the ones which can spread from one person to another. Non-infectious diseases are those diseases that are not caused by infectious agents and do not spread from one person to another.
Antibiotics are used to treat infectious diseases caused by what?
strep throat
