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Airborne (via air) sneezing, coughing and breathing/ talking.

Contact (direct contact between 2 things) sexual intercourse, touching things and breast feeding.

Animal - insects, blood mixing and breast feeding.

Food and drink (spoiled food or tainted water)

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How do microbes spread?

Microbes can spread through direct contact with an infected person, indirect contact via surfaces or objects that are contaminated with the microbe, airborne transmission through respiratory droplets, or through consuming contaminated food or water. Some microbes can also be spread by vectors like mosquitoes or ticks.


What can microbes do?

There are both harmful and useful microbes. Harmful microbes like bacteria,virus and fungus can cause diseases while some useful microbes like bacteria can help in fermentation process like the yeast or as food like mushroom and many lacobacillus microbes that help in producing vitamins and in synthesis of food.Many microbes help produce antibiotic medicines. Microbes like algae are edible or help by photosynthesis to maintain the CO2 -O2 balance in the environment.


What are the different classes of microbes?

Microbes can be classified into six main groups: bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, algae, and archaea. Each group has distinct characteristics and includes various species that play important roles in ecosystems and human health.


What is symbiotic microbes?

Symbiotic microbes are microorganisms that live in close association with a host organism, where both parties benefit from the relationship. The host provides the microbes with a suitable environment, and in return, the microbes help the host with various functions like digestion, nutrient absorption, or protection against pathogens. Examples of symbiotic microbes include the bacteria in our gut that aid in digestion.


Are most microbes harmless?

no

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How do microbes spread?

Microbes can spread through direct contact with an infected person, indirect contact via surfaces or objects that are contaminated with the microbe, airborne transmission through respiratory droplets, or through consuming contaminated food or water. Some microbes can also be spread by vectors like mosquitoes or ticks.


What is the term used to describe spread of unwanted microbes?

Contamination


Good sentence for microbe?

The scientist believed that the disease was spread by microbes. :)


How does microbes spread through food?

When the food touches each other


What is harmfull microbes?

Harmful microbes are microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa that can cause disease or infection in humans, animals, and plants. These microbes can lead to a range of illnesses from mild infections to serious diseases, and they can spread through various means like person-to-person contact, contaminated food or water, and insect bites. It is important to take precautions to prevent the spread of harmful microbes to protect public health.


How can hamful microbes spread?

they can be spread through human contact. This includes sexual contact, hands and coughing. A way of remembering how they can be spread is " coughs and sneezes spread diseases" they can be spread through human contact. This includes sexual contact, hands and coughing. A way of remembering how they can be spread is " coughs and sneezes spread diseases"


In which conditions are microbes more likely to spread?

Any condition is good for a microbe, they can thrive in pretty much every habitat on earth. Microbes have even been found in rocks 7 kilometres below the earths surface, and I'm not talking a few, there are as many microbes 7 km down as there are on the earths surface.


How is compost affected badly by some microbes?

Pathogens can thrive in compost, " poisoning it for food for plants for human consumption, causing the spread of disease.


Why should you avoid touching microbes?

Disgusts keep us away from things that could make us ill. Rotten things that are decaying contain microbes and many of these can cause diseases. They kill millions of people and make billions of others sick.


Why do you have to use a clean tea towels and dish cloth when cooking?

A dish cloth is used for washing dishes and a dish towel is used to dry them.


Who discovered microbes?

Alexander flaming discovered microbes


Where can't microbes live?

microbes can live anywhere!