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What is the definition of the word bacteria?
A treatable pathogen that causes infection
The broad term for a microbe that causes a transmitted infection is what?
A pathogen.
What is he invasion of the body by a disease producing organism?
A disease producing organism is a pathogen. An invasion of the body by a pathogen is an infection. Although an infection is a generalized name for the body's response to any invasion by any pathogen.
What is the name of an agent that causes a disease?
Pathogen
Is aids caused by a virial infection?
Yes. The pathogen that causes AIDS is a virus called HIV.
What are the causes of minimal Koch's infection?
Causes of minimal Koch's infection are respiratory infections. Koch's bacillus is the pathogen which causes tuberculosis which is seen on a chest x-ray as an infiltrate, or poorly defined space.
What type of pathogen causes chickenpox measles and mumps?
Colds, influenza and measles are all three caused by different kinds of viruses.
What is the pathogen name for tuberculosis?
The pathogen that causes tuberculosis is Mycobacterium.
Microorganism that causes diseases or infection?
a disease causing microorganism is called a pathogen. origin- pathos=suffering disease (in greek). There are two main types; bacteria and virus. all pathogens are microorganisms but all microorganisms are not pathogens. example- mycobacterium tuberculosis is a pathogen that causes tuberculosis.
What is the scientific name of the pathogen that causes mad cow disease?
A prion.
What pathogen causes atrep thorat?
The pathogen Streptococcus causes Strep throats.
What pathogen causes pneumonia?
Pneumonia can result from a variety of causes, including infection with bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites.
