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True pathogens can cause illness in a completely healthy person. They will cause sickness in a normal, uncompromised immune system.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoA true pathogen is capable of causing certain diseases in a person's body because it capitalizes on a body when the body's immune defenses are compromised. Examples are influenza and plague.
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What is a true pathogen and an opportunistic pathogen?
True Pathogen- are capable of causing disease in healthy persons with normal immune defenses ex. influenza virus, plague bacillus, and ect Opportunistic pathogen- cause disease when the host's defenses are compromised or when they grow in part of the body that is not natural to them
What is an avirulent pathogen?
An 'avirulent' pathogen is a pathogen which is not virulent.This is similar to 'atypical' which means 'not typical'
What is an pathogen to measles?
Technically a 'pathogen' IS measels. A pathogen is a fancy name for Bacteria. And a pathogen is a bacteria that IS a certin disease. Hencforth, the answer to your question would be measles IS its own pathogen.
What does not contribute to the virulence of a pathogen?
There are infinitely many things that do not contribute to the virulence of a pathogen. Elvis does not contribute to the virulence of a pathogen.
What are the steps in identifying the pathogen that causes a specific disease?
by certain inflammation caused due to the advent of the pathogen we can analyse the type of pathogen
What makes a pathogen a true pathogen?
The dimention
When the body is invaded by a pathogen it starts to make antigens..is this true or false?
True
What has to be true for the successful development of a vaccine to be used against a pathogen?
It is necessary that the surface antigens of the pathogen remain unchanged
What is a true pathogen and an opportunistic pathogen?
True Pathogen- are capable of causing disease in healthy persons with normal immune defenses ex. influenza virus, plague bacillus, and ect Opportunistic pathogen- cause disease when the host's defenses are compromised or when they grow in part of the body that is not natural to them
Infected cells have some of the pathogen's proteins on their surfaces?
true
There is only one kind of pathogen true or flase?
false
True or false Vaccination triggers an immune response against the pathogen by simulating an infection?
True
What pathogen was the first true vaccine protected against a disease called?
small pox
Is this statement true or false There is only one kind of pathogen?
scientifically speaking the answer is false.
A given pathogen will provoke either a cell-mediated response or an antibody-mediated response but not both?
true
What true or false If the physician is not able to diagnosis the disease from the patients clinical signs and symptoms laboratory tests may be used to help the physician identify the pathogen?
True
What is an avirulent pathogen?
An 'avirulent' pathogen is a pathogen which is not virulent.This is similar to 'atypical' which means 'not typical'
