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Is asthma an infectious disease caused by a bacteria that causes inflammation and calcification in the lungs?
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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.
Is bipolar disease infectious?
no it is not.
Give 10 disease caused by bacteria?
Bacterial infectious diseases # Anthrax # Bacterial Meningitis, # Botulism, # Campylobacteriosis, # Cholera,Diphtheria, # Typhus # Gonorrhea, # Legionellosis, # Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) # Rheumatic Fever
What are complex hereditary diseases?
A pathogen is any infectious agent (parasite, bacteria, virus, fungus, etc.) that causes a disease to its host, the body it affects. Any disease caused by a foreign, biological agent is considered a pathogenic disease. Examples include: tetanus(bacteria), influenza(virus).
Is tonsillitis a bacteria or virus?
Tonsillitis is simply an inflammation of the tonsils. Tonsillitis can be caused by either bacteria or viruses. The tonsils are part of the immune system and pathogens (disease causing organisms) are usually encounter these tissues first. Your body then mounts an immune response that results in inflammation of the tonsils. Inflammation is characterized by pain, swelling, redness, and heat. When in your tonsils, that means a sore throat.
What is a infectious disease caused by bacteria?
Leprosy
Does an infectious disease spread only by bacteria?
Infectious diseases spread when bacteria or viruses move from the carrier to others.
What is an infectious microbe?
bacteria or viruses, which are capable of causing disease
What is an illness caused by living pathogenic organisms such as bacteria and viruses?
Infectious disease
How is an infectious disease different from an noninfectious disease?
Infectious diseases involve a causative organism, from groups such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and such. Noninfectious diseases involve causes other than specific infectious organisms.
Is alzheimers infectious or non infectious?
Huntington's disease is a genetic disease (not carried by an infectious vector) and so, it is not infectious.
Are bacteria microorganisms that cause disease?
Yes, they cause a large portion of the infectious diseases.
Whether Pneumonia is one of the genetic diseases?
No....its not a genetic disease but rather an infectious disease cause bu bacteria or virus.
What is the difference between symptoms and infection?
Inflammation- the body's response to injury. Infection - the invasion of bacterias , virus ... into our body. Infection is disease caused by a specific inciting organism (virus, bacteria, prion, parasite, etc.). Inflammation is the body's response to an irritation which may be infectious, chemical or autoimmune.
Bacteria which are part of the normal flora may cause disease when the immune system is compromised This ailment is called an?
infectious disease i think
Is inflammatory bowel disease an infectious disorder?
No specific cause of IBD has been identified. Although no organism (virus, bacteria, or fungi) has been found to set off the cycle of inflammation, some researchers continue to suspect that an organism is responsible
Dental implants but have periodontal disease?
Periodontal disease is caused by infectious bacteria that gets into your gums and causes inflammation. Many implants are needed because of Periodontal Disease. When receiving a dental implant, you will work not only with an oral surgeon but a periodontist will be heavily involved in order to help your gums heal and help the surgeon with the implant.
