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Well, in terms of most deaths per year: -Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes the disease Tuberculosis, kills more people a year than any other bacteria (about 1.5 million deaths a year). -Plasmodium, a genus of protozoan parasites (the deadliest species being Plasmodium Falciparum) that causes the disease malaria, kills more people a year than any other parasite (about 2 million deaths a year). -Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the virus that causes the disease Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), kills more people than any other virus (about 2 million deaths a year). In terms of highest fatality rate, then I don't know. However, I do know that an infection by the Zaïre virus (a type of Ebola virus) has a fatality rate of over 80%. That's less than one case out of five that survives. It's also of note that if Tuberculosis and Malaria are addressed immediately and receive proper medical attention, they can be treated so that the disease does not accelerate death. Most Malaria-caused deaths are in children under 8 years old that do not receive medical attention. AIDS treatment, however, only delays death. Treatment can keep victims alive for decades (though most victims die much sooner), though eventually the virus will overcome.
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What bacteria is the most intelligent?
virus
Can most pathogens be seen only with a microscope?
Yes. The word "pathogen" explicitly refers to a microorganism, virus, or bacteria.
What term describes most bacteria?
Bacteria and viruses are the most common cause of food poisoning. The symptoms and severity of food poisoning vary, depending on which bacteria or virus has contaminated the food. The bacteria and viruses that cause the most illnesses, hospitalizations, and deaths in the United States are: Salmonella.
Are bacteria smaller than a virus?
Viruses are non-living entities that show characteristics of living beings inside another living cell. Viruses consist of genetic material surrounded by protein coat. They lack organelles or membranes. Thus, they are very much smaller than bacterial cells which have membranes, and sometimes even organelles. In fact, many viruses inhabit bacterial cells. They are called bacteriophages. The smallest bacteria are in the order of .3 micrometers, while the largest viruses are in the order of 400 nanometers. A virus is smaller than bacteria A virus is smaller than bacteria
A bacteria that can make you sick?
Clostridium botulinum. Might even make you extremely sick as it produces a most lethal poison. It is the one bacteria that produces the most deadly toxin made by a living organizm that we know of. We do not measure a kill dose in Milli Gram here. It is measured in Nano Grams.
What is the current most deadly disease?
The Ebola virus is the current most deadly disease.
What is the world's most deadly virus or bacterium?
air
What bacteria is the most intelligent?
virus
Pneumonia is a bacteria or virus?
Pneumonia is an inflammation or infection of the lungs most commonly caused by a bacteria or virus. Pneumonia can also be caused by inhaling vomit or other foreign substances.
What is measles bacteria or virus?
Measles is an infection of the respiratory tract that can be caused by both a bacteria and a virus. Most people think of the virus strain typically, as there is a vaccine for it, and people rarely need to be treated with antibiotics for the bacteria strain.
How is discoid lupus contracted?
Discoid lupus is not contracted because it is not caused by a pathogen (virus, bacteria, or parasite). Discoid develops in people who are genetically predisposed to autoimmunity and in the presence of triggers, most notably ultra violet light.
Is Ebola a bacteria fungus or bacteriaor virus?
It is not. HIV is a virus. It has a completely different make-up from a bacteria. The most important difference between a bacteria and a virus is that a virus does not have the ability to replicate on its own. It needs a host, another cell, to reproduce, unlike bacteria which can reproduce on their own.
Is chlamydia an infection or a disease?
Chlamydia is a disease, but is not considered to be caused by a virus. It is an obligate intracellular parasite due to it having a lipopolysaccharide wall, resembling that of gram-negative bacteria. Therefore, it is considered to be caused by bacteria, not a virus.
How can you remove Hapilli virus?
Its not easy to remove hapilli virus (google redirect virus). its the most iritating and deadly virus I ever faced. You can learn more about it and how to remove it from the related link.
What is the deadliest parasite?
the most deadly parasite know to man i did research and i found a list of the top ten and this one was at the top of the list even though it doesn't sound THAT badThe eye-inflating flatwormLeucochloridium paradoxum BUM BUM BUM!
what STD that is caused by a not by bacteria or a virus?
Most STD's are caused by Bacteria. To give a few examples: Syphilis, Gonorrhea, Chlamydia... (etc)
What are the two most deadly viruses?
This will be a matter of opinion.Rabies 99.99% fatal in all advanced cases but you can be vaccinated which makes it ignorable.Hanta virusThe black plague and Ebola are bacteriaMalaria is a parasite.
