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What are organisms that always cause disease called?

Organisms which are causing disease are called pathogens. Bacteria viruses


What is a condition that allows the body to be attacked by many organisms that cause disease?

aids is a disease caused by many organisms


Define disease causing organisms?

Disease-causing organisms, also known as pathogens, are microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites that can invade the body and cause illness. These organisms have the ability to multiply and spread throughout the body, leading to symptoms of disease.


What causes a disease but are not considered to be living organisms?

Viruses are not considered living organisms but can cause disease. Prions that cause Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Mad Cow disease, aka vCJD- variant Creutzfeld-Jakob disease when in humans) are not living organisms as they are just misfolded protein particles.


What is Bacteria and other organisms that cause diseases called?

Pathogenic bacteria are what causes infectous disease. There are different bacterias that cause different diseases. It is believed that there are over 100 BILLION types of bacteria. Tuberculosis is a bacterial caused disease.


What are two ways that pathogenic organisms can cause infection and disease?

Two ways that pathogenic organisms can cause infection and disease is by producing poison and to attack and destroy the living cells they intrude.


Pathogens are micro-organisms that fight disease?

No. They are microorganisms that cause disease.


What are Living organisms that cause disease?

Living organisms that cause disease are known as pathogens. These can include bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, and prions. Pathogens can enter the body through various means and lead to infections that result in illness.


What are disease causing organisms called?

pathogens


What is the name of the disease which is caused by organisms?

if the disease is caude by a microorganism, this is called ( infection


What are the 2 microscopic organisms which cause disease?

The two microscopic organisms that cause disease are bacteria and viruses. Bacteria are single-celled microorganisms that can multiply and cause infections in the body, while viruses are smaller infectious agents that can only replicate inside the cells of living organisms.


Is a flu virus a type of disease?

Flu viruses cause disease, they cause influenza (flu). They are the infectious agents of the flu. The viruses are submicroscopic organisms that infect your body and that give you the influenza, the disease.