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How microbes are disease causing microorganisms true or false?

False - "microbe" can be any microorganism, not just those that cause disease.


What is meant by the term attenuated pathogen?

An attenuated pathogen is a weakened form of a disease-causing microorganism that is used in vaccines to stimulate an immune response without causing the full-blown disease. Attenuated pathogens are less virulent than their wild-type counterparts, reducing the risk of causing illness in vaccinated individuals while still eliciting a protective immune response.


What are examples parasitic microorganism's?

bacteria and bacterial disease


What is the smallest microorganism that causes infection such as chickenpox?

Chickenpox is caused by a virus. Prions are smaller disease-causing molecules. Viruses, strictly speaking, are not cellular and are not alive, but some people call them microorganisms nevertheless.


What are the postulates in Koch's postulates?

Koch's postulates, named for Dr. Robert Koch (1843-1910), are the four principles that define a disease as caused by a specific microbe.Briefly they are :The microorganism is present in large numbers in diseased hosts, but not in healthy ones.The microorganism can be isolated as a culture.The microorganism causes the disease if introduced into a healthy host.After infection of a new host, the identical microorganism can again be isolated.* The term primary Koch infection is a reference to childhood tuberculosis usually confined to the lymph nodes and not contagious.

Related Questions

What is disease causing microorganism called?

The disease causing microorganism is called a pathogen.


Is a disease causing a microorganism?

A disease-causing microorganism is called a "pathogen". It can be a bacteria, virus, or fungus.


What is a disease- causing microorganism?

A disease-causing microorganism is called a "pathogen". It can be a bacteria, virus, or fungus.


Disease-causing microorganisms called?

The disease causing microorganism is called as pathogen.


What is the disease causing microorganisms called?

The disease causing microorganism is called a pathogen.


What is a disease causing-microorganism called?

A disease-causing microorganism is called a "pathogen". It can be a bacteria, virus, or fungus.


Is cell a term of a disease causing microorganism?

Nope.


What is a disease-causing organism called?

I think you are referring to a bacteria or virus.


What is a disease causing microorganisms called?

A disease-causing microorganism is called a "pathogen". It can be a bacteria, virus, or fungus.


What is the medical term meaning disease-causing microorganism?

A pathogen is a disease-causing microorganism. Examples of pathogens include group A beta strep, influenza virus, aspergillus, and head lice.


What is the medical term meaning isolating a disease-causing microorganism for identification?

pathogens


Does a toxin cause infectious diseases?

Not directly, but the infectious microorganism that causes the disease may produce a toxin that is the cause of some of the disease's symptoms. Not every disease causing microorganism produces a toxin.