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Viruses are considered to be non-living things, and are capable of causing disease. The reason viruses are not considered living is because they lack many of the characteristics of life until they infect a host cell.
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Nonliving particle that causes disease?
A prion.
Nonliving reservoirs of disease are called?
Fomites.
Disease causing nonliving particles composed of an innercore of nucleic acid surrounded a capsid made of protein?
Viruses ---> , there nonliving particles because they do not contain organelles that carry out cell functions, yet they are composed of an inner core of nucleic acids, surrounded by a capsid made of protein. They replicate inside living cells or "host cells" Hope this helps
What is a nonliving particle that causes a disease?
Viruses are considered to be non-living things, and are capable of causing disease. The reason viruses are not considered living is because they lack many of the characteristics of life until they infect a host cell.
A natural nonliving solid material that has particles in a repeating pattern is a?
rock
All matter both living and nonliving is made up of tiny particles called .?
Atoms
All matter, both living and nonliving, is made up of tiny particles called _______.?
Atoms
What are the tiny particles called that make up everything living and nonliving?
Atoms are the tiny particles that make up everything, whether living or nonliving. They consist of protons, neutrons, and electrons, which come together to form molecules and ultimately all matter in the universe.
What causes CJD?
It is clear that Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is caused by an infectious agent, but it is not yet clear what type of agent that is.
What causes particles to settle the most?
Greater density causes particles to settle faster.
What causes a disease but are not considered to be living organisms?
Viruses are not considered living organisms but can cause disease. Prions that cause Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Mad Cow disease, aka vCJD- variant Creutzfeld-Jakob disease when in humans) are not living organisms as they are just misfolded protein particles.
What causes symptons of disease?
when you havent got enough antiboies to kill the disease causes the symptons of a disease occurs
