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Can you ldentify which infectious diseases are caused by fungi and which are caused by parasites?
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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.
Are infectious diseases caused by people not washing their hands?
No, but the microbes which cause the diseases can spread on people's hands, so good hygiene is an important element of disease control.
What are some examples of pathogenic diseases and how can they be treated and controlled?
Pathogenic diseases are caused by the presance of one or more pathogenic agent in the body, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, protazoa, multicellular parasites and aberrant proteins known as prions. They damage the hosts, pathogens can include both plants and animals. The transmission of infectious disease may occur through infected individuals by water, food, airborne inhalation, or thorgh vector borne spread. Pathogenic diseases are caused by the presance of one or more pathogenic agent in the body, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, protazoa, multicellular parasites and aberrant proteins known as prions. They damage the hosts, pathogens can include both plants and animals. The transmission of infectious disease may occur through infected individuals by water, food, airborne inhalation, or thorgh vector borne spread.
Diseases caused by pathogens are called?
N/aA pathogen by definition is a disease causing organism
What is infectious diseases caused by?
"germs" -- bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi, and possibly prions
How do pathogens cause infectious disease?
Pathogens cause Infectious Diseases by pathogens getting into your body and caused harm.
What diseases do animals carry?
There are many infectious diseases that can affect animals, some of these may be passed on to humans (zoonotic diseases). Infectious disease may be caused by; bacteria, viruses, protozoa, parasites and many other classes of pathogens.
Which infectious diseases caused by a protozoan?
Trichomonas and giardia are two Infectious Diseases caused by protozoans. Trichomonas is caused by Trichomonas vaginalis.
What are Infectious disease are caused by?
As the list of pathologies and infectious agents are extensive, a related link is shown below.Once the web page is open, click on Figure 10.3. A table is displayed showing the main infectious agents and the pathologies they cause.
Which infectious disease is 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.
What are some diseases caused by parasites?
malaria
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 is the definition of infectious disease?
Infectious diseases are illnesses caused by pathogenic microorganisms like bacteria, viruses, parasites, or fungi. These diseases can be spread from person to person, through contact with contaminated surfaces, or via vectors like mosquitoes. Symptoms can range from mild to severe, and treatment often involves medication, vaccination, or other preventive measures.
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.
What is meant by bacterial diseases?
Bacterial diseases are diseases caused by bacteria, in contrast to those caused by parasites, viruses, or fungi.
