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There are many organisms that cause disease. Bacteria, like H. Pylori that causes stomach ulcers. Of course, rats can cause diseases and they are still organisms, just not single celled. They carry ticks, and their feces isn't good to breath in. Ticks carry diseases, and rats can carry sickness which can spread to humans.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoA disease causing organism is called a pathogen.
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∙ 13y agoPathogen, germ, infectious agent are some names.
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∙ 6y agoSuch an organism would be called a pathogen. Path- means disease and -gen means to make.
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∙ 15y agoa pathogen
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∙ 14y agoPathogen.
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∙ 13y agopathogen
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Is influenza an organism?
No, but it is caused by an organism. Influenza is the name of the infectious disease that certain viruses cause in people and other animals. The virus that causes the flu is the organism, and influenza is the disease the organism causes.
What type of organism causes polio?
Polio is a word that can mean one of two things, the virus or the disease The Polio disease which you are referring to is called poliomyelitis. The organism that causes it is a viral organism (virus). The name of the virus that causes poliomyelitis (polio disease) is called Poliovirus. The virus is a normal RNA virus from the Picornaviridae and genus enterovirus family.
What is an organ that causes a disease?
A disease causing organism is called a pathogen.
What organism causes a disease by arthrospore inhalation?
coccidimycosis
What is a single celled organism that causes disease?
bacteria
What is the name of the small organism that may cause disease or rotting?
Pathogens causes diseases . the more virulent the more dangerous.
What is the term meaning any organism that causes disease?
A pathogen.
What organism causes sudden oak disease?
oomycete plant pathogen
Can a parasite be a pathogen?
Parasite is an organism, that lives off another organism. Pathogen is something that causes disease in another organism. So the answer is "Yes". eg Malaria is a disease caused by a parasite.
What problems does pathogen cause?
By definition, a pathogen is an organism that causes disease. So the "problems" are dependent on the particlar organism.
A pathogenic organism is one that causes a?
a pathogenic organism is an organism that is harmful to human cell rebuildingany organism which is causing any infection or disease causing alterations our immune system are called pathogenic organisms. the organisms like bacteria virus fungi can be termed as pathogens. the organism can be pathogenic by it self causing sever damage to the immune system or the metabolocal toxins released as byproduct.Path means disease. -gen means to make. It really helps to learn medical terminology. The word then means to make a disease. So a pathogenic organism is one that produces a disease.See link below:Pathogenesis is the creation of disease; when this genesis of disease is caused by [usually] microscopic organisms these microbes are said to be pathogenic.
A biologic organism that causes disease or illness?
pathogen. heavy metals can be pathogens too :)
