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The smallest infectious agents are viruses, particularly those like the Picornaviruses, which can be as small as 20 to 30 nanometers in diameter. These tiny particles consist of genetic material (either DNA or RNA) surrounded by a protein coat and cannot replicate on their own, requiring a host cell to reproduce. In comparison, bacteria and fungi are generally much larger in size.
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Is Alzheimer's Disease an infectious agent that could be used as a weapon of bioterrorism?
Alzheimer's Disease is not known to be caused by an infectious agent. The disease's cause is still being investigated. Even if it were caused by an infectious agent, it would not likely be used for bioterrorism because the disease process tends to be slow.
Viruses are the smallest known infectious agents?
Prions are the smallest known infectious agents.
Will the elimination of an infectious agent interrupt the transmission of an infectious disease?
True
Will eliminating the infectious agent will interrupt the transmission of an infectious disease?
True
Will eliminating the infectious agent interrupt the transmission of an infectious disease?
True
Can eliminating infectious agent interrupt the transmission of infectious disease?
yes
What is a word used to describe a infectous agent?
A word used to describe "Infectious Agent" could be: Scary. Here is an example of it in a sentence: The scary, infectious agent stole my money.
What is the smallest infections agent-virus-protozoa fungi or helminth?
No. The smallest infective particle is a protein called a prion.
What is the infectious agent of syphilis?
Treponema Pallidum
What causes CJD?
It is clear that Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is caused by an infectious agent, but it is not yet clear what type of agent that is.
What is an infectious agent that consists of a small strand of RNA and that causes disease in plants?
A viroid is an infectious agent that consists of a small strand of RNA and that causes disease in plants.
What is the medical term meaning infectious agent?
pathogenAn agent of infection is a pathogen.
