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What are the symptoms of pathogens?
Symptoms of pathogens can vary depending on the type of pathogen and the infection it causes. Common symptoms include fever, fatigue, coughing, sneezing, diarrhea, vomiting, rashes, and body aches. Severe infections may lead to complications such as difficulty breathing, organ failure, and even death.
What are the bacteria and viruses that can make you sick called?
These are called pathogens, which are microorganisms like bacteria and viruses that can cause diseases in humans. Pathogens can infect the body and multiply, leading to illness and symptoms. It's important to maintain good hygiene practices to reduce the risk of exposure to these harmful microorganisms.
What is it called when pathogens invade the body?
Antigens: BUT that is only true if the antigens cause a harmful reaction when they invade.
What is specific pathogens?
Specific pathogens are particular types of microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites, that can cause infectious diseases in humans and animals. These pathogens have unique characteristics and can only infect certain hosts or tissues, leading to specific symptoms and health issues. Identifying the specific pathogen causing an infection is important for proper diagnosis and treatment.
What agents cause diseases?
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How do pathogens cause disease?
Some produce toxins, while others invade cells or tissues and then produce toxins. Even when localized in the body, such infections can have systemic effects. Symptoms are often a result of the body over-reacting in its own defence.
Can you Describe one way that pathogens can affect body systems?
Pathogens can cause infections in the body systems by invading tissues and disrupting normal functioning. For example, bacteria can release toxins that damage cells and tissues, leading to symptoms such as fever, inflammation, and organ dysfunction.
The person who harbors infectious organisms?
A carrier is someone who harbors infectious organisms without having symptoms. Carriers together may represent a reservoir of pathogens.
Why do you get ill the next day after eating bad food?
Getting ill the day after eating bad food is often due to foodborne pathogens, such as bacteria or viruses, that can cause gastrointestinal distress. When contaminated food is ingested, these pathogens can multiply in your digestive system, leading to symptoms like nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. The incubation period for these pathogens varies, which is why symptoms may not appear until the following day. Additionally, toxins produced by certain bacteria can also contribute to illness, causing a delayed reaction after consumption.
Why don't medicines like aspirin cure your illness?
Aspirin is just a painkiller therefore it will have no effect on the viruses which have entered your tissues and make you feel ill. They relieve your symptoms but do not kill the pathogens. You have to wait for your immune system to overcome the pathogens. this still doesn't explain what the asprin actually does to you
Pathogens directly attack human tissue?
Pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi can directly attack human tissue by invading and replicating within the cells or tissues of the body. This invasion can lead to damage of the host tissue, triggering an immune response and causing symptoms of infection.
What type of pathogens causes the fifth disease?
It is a viral infection usually seen in preschool children. It presents with typical upper respiratory syndrome symptoms and can be distinguished by the red "slapped cheek" rash on the face.
