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What is an illness caused by living pathogenic organisms such as bacteria and viruses?
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Infectious disease
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What is the difference between pathogenic and spoilage bacteria?
pathogens - micro organisms that cause disease. all viruses are pathogenic but only some are pathogenic to man. certain bacteria cause disease in man. spoilage organisms - micro organisms that do not cause disease but they do spoil food by growing in the food and producing substances which alter the colour, texture, and odour of the food E.G = souring of milk , mould on breads and rotting of fruits and veg
Disease-causing organisms are known as?
Bacteria and viruses that cause illness are known as pathogens.
Give to examples of organisms wich might cause food poisoning or food borne illness?
Bacteria and viruses are two organisms which might cause food poisoning or food borne illness.
What diseasecausing agents such as viruses bacteria and worms called?
pathogens
What are the differances viruses and bacteria?
viruses are non living and bacteria are living organisms
The process that destroys pathogenic organisms but is not always effective against spores and viruses is?
Disinfection
Why is boiling healthy?
Boiling is a very simple method of water disinfection. Heating water to a high temperature, 100°C, kills most of the pathogenic organisms, particularly viruses and bacteria causing waterborne diseases.
What are microorganisms that cause disease classified as?
bacteria, pathogens, viruses. NN=(all of the above)
Are viruses pathogen?
Anything that causes disease is considered to be pathogenic. This includes viruses and bacteria. People who come in contact with certain of these organisms may become very ill.
Are Bacteria and viruses pokaryotes or eukaryotes?
Bacteria are prokaryotes. Viruses are not living organisms, virus is a virus, that is all.
What has the author Mark W Robinson written?
Mark W. Robinson has written: 'Cysteine proteases of pathogenic organisms' -- subject(s): Cysteine proteinases, Cysteine Proteases, Pathogenic microorganisms, Eukaryota, Pathophysiology, Microbial enzymes, Enzymology, Viruses, Immunology, Chemistry, Bacteria
What difference between bacteria and viruses shows that bacteria are living organisms and viruses?
Bacteria are able to reproduce on their own while viruses need a host to.
