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Free chlorine is effective against all pathogenic contaminants when added to water in high concentrations and provided a long enough contact time.
However, at practical concentrations free chlorine is ineffective in dis-activating protozoa, particularly Cryptosporidium, Parvum oocysts and Giardia lamblia cysts.
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Why chlorine is used in the purification of water?
Chlorine kills many disease-causing microorganisms, which is why it is added to water.
Why chlorinate the community's water?
Chlorine is a highly efficient disinfectant and is used to kill disease-causing bacteria in our water.
What chemicals work against germs causing disease?
anti bacterai
When were antibiotics against TB discovered?
Streptomycin was developed in the early 1940s and was the first antibiotic effective against the disease.
What is the most effective weapon against this disease?
Er...which disease exactly? Different ones have different weapons to fight them and their spread?
How do shots help the immune system?
They have a weak dilute of the disease so the body will build antibodies against the disease thereby causing immunity.
What antibiotic is more effective against S aureus?
ever since antibiotics become widely available about 50 years ago they have been hailed as miracle drugs -- magic bullets able to destroy disease causing bacteria
What does it mean to be pathogenic organism?
The word pathogen means to be disease causing.
How is meningococcal disease cured?
Meningococcal disease, like most bacterial infections, is treated with antibiotics. Some antibiotics which are effective against it are benzylpenicillin and cefotaxime.
What creates Rh disease?
If an Rh negative woman is pregnant with an Rh positive fetus, her body will produce antibodies against the fetus's blood, causing a disease known as Rh disease
What is the disease causing microorganisms called?
The disease causing microorganism is called a pathogen.
Disease-causing microorganisms called?
The disease causing microorganism is called as pathogen.
