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What organism is responsible for causing a fungal infection of the mucous membranes of the mouth that is a common opportunistic infection in patients with AIDS?
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Candida albicans frequently causes thrush in immune-compromised people, such as AIDS patients.
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What is the largest organism that can enter the body and cause infection?
It does not exist.ANS2:I would imagine that being impaled on the tusks of an elephant would cause a nasty infection. That might not be what you meant but that's what you asked.
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 does causative organism mean?
It's the organism that causes something; for example, the causative organism for a staph infection is a type of bacterium.
What is all cellular level membranes for the whole organism the skin?
Maintaining Boundaries.
What factors are responsible for inherited traits in an organism?
The Genes.
What term describes a non pathogenic organism that becomes pathogenic?
A non pathogenic organism cause infection in host when the host's immune system is down.It is called as opportunistic pathogen.That infection is known as opportunistic infection.Example for opportunistic pathogen:Candida albicans, Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare, cytomegalovirus (CMV) ---- Pathogen to HIV positive persons.
Is fungi an opportunistic organism?
Some are, some are not.
What are opportunistic parasites?
Dogs are a good example of an opportunistic predator: they take immediate advantage of any situation that benefits them, ( begging for or stealing food). As a predator: they prey, attack and capture however being opportunistic they also scavenge because it's easier than hunting.
What is the invasion of the body by a disease producing organism?
The answer is....infection
What do you understand by opportunistic pathogens?
Fungi tends to prefer temperatures that are below human body temperature, and to be in darker and moister areas than many tissues in the human body. Without a compromised immune system or other debilitation of the human, fungi generally are not able to survive in humans or cause an infection.
What organism relies on photons to excite electrons within its membranes?
Photroph
Is staph infection poison?
No it is an organism.
What is the name of the organism that transmits malaria What do you call an organism that transmits an infection?
mosquito
Which body system is responsible for creating a new living organism?
The reproductive system is responsible for creating a new living organism.
What organism is responsible for converting nitrogen into nitrates?
Bacteria is the the most responsible organism that converts nitrogen into nitrates. Which plants can then use.
What is the largest organism that can enter the body and cause infection?
It does not exist.ANS2:I would imagine that being impaled on the tusks of an elephant would cause a nasty infection. That might not be what you meant but that's what you asked.
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.
