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What pathogen causes diseases that are often spread through contaminated water?
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∙ 13y ago
One such bacterial disease passed by contaminated drinking water is cholera.
The causative agent of cholera is the bacteria Vibrio cholerae.
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How do scientist know that a pathogen causes a specific disease?
it causes other diseases
What is the medical term meaning A microorganism that causes infectious diseases?
Pathogen
What is the term given to a microbe that causes diseases in humans?
Human pathogen.
What are the dieases caused by water?
Diarrhoea Cholera Dysentery these are most common and harmful diseases caused by water. Q. What are the dieases caused by water? A. Water diseases are very harmful so as uncooked food or meat. The water disease is also called water borne diseases. Well, few of them that i know are : Disease : Adenovirus Infection Pathogen : Adenoviridae virus Causes : Drinking contaminated water Disease : Amebiasis Pathogen : Entamoeba histolytica parasite Causes : Fecal matter of an infected person (ingested from a pool or an infected water supply) Disease : Cholera Pathogen : Vibrio cholerae bacteria Causes : Contaminated drinking water, rivers and coastal waters Disease : E. Coli Pathogen : Escherichia coli bacteria Causes : Undercooked ground beef, imported cheeses, unpasteurized milk or juice, cider, alfalfa sprouts Disease : Giardiasis Pathogen : Giardia lamblia parasite Causes : Swallowing recreational water contaminated with Giardia Disease : Hepatitis A Pathogen : Hepatitis A virus Causes : Ready-to-eat foods, fruit and juice, milk products, shellfish,salads, vegetables, sandwiches, water Disease : Salmonellosis Pathogen : Salmonella bacteria Causes : Poultry, eggs, meat, meat products, milk,smoked fish, protein foods, juice Disease : Vibrio Infection Pathogen : Vibrio parahaemolyticus,Vibrio vulnificus bacteria Causes : Raw shellfish, oysters Disease : Viral Gastroenteritis Pathogen : Calicivirus virus Causes : Water, ready-to-eat foods (salad, sandwiches, bread) shellfish
Diseases caused by pathogens are called?
N/aA pathogen by definition is a disease causing organism
What type of pathogen is Ebola?
Ebola virus is a pathogen that causes diseases of the circulatory system. This can cause failure of most organs and serious bleeding or hemorrhaging.
What type of pathogen causes hepatitis?
Hepatitis is caused by blood borne pathogens. The pathogens themselves conveniently share similar names to the type of hepatitis they cause: The pathogen that causes Hepatitus A is known as the Hepatitis A Virus (HAV), the pathogen that causes Hepatitus B is known as the Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and the pathogen that causes Hepatitus C is known as the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV).
Who invented pathogen?
Pathogens were not invented but multiple scientists have discovered the pathogens that cause certain diseases. For example Dr. A.R. Campbell discovered the pathogen that causes small pox.
What diseases can you get in a shanty town?
Contaminated water supply causes and spreads illnesses such as dysentery, cholera and diarrhoea.
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 a name for an organism that causes disease?
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.
Are white blood cell pathogen?
No white blood cells are not pathogens, they protect the human body from pathogens.
