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Which type of pathogen causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever?
Rickettsia rickettsii, which is a type of bacteria carried by ticks.
What is food bourne illness caused by?
The most common foodborne illnesses are caused by a bacterial pathogen known as campylobacter. This pathogen is ingested through improper food handling procedures or an unsanitary food environment. It is a bacterial pathogen that causes fever, diarrhea, and abdominal cramps.
Which form of bacteria causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever?
rickettsia
What is the general name of a bacterium that causes Rocky Mountain Spotted fever?
Rickettsia rickettsii
What is another term for infectious disease?
An infectious agent is a pathogen (germ). There are six kinds of infectious agents.Here they are listed:BactiriaVirusFungiHelminthPrionProtizoa.
Which pathogen is a small bacterium that lives in lice fleas ticks and mites?
Rickettsia is the bacterium that lives in lice, fleas, ticks, and mites. It causes diseases like Rocky Mountain spotted fever and typhus when transmitted to humans through the bites of infected arthropods.
What microorganisim causes Rocky mountain spotted fever?
A rickettsial organism called Rickettesia rickettsii.
What pathogen causes atrep thorat?
The pathogen Streptococcus causes Strep throats.
What is the difference between a pathogen and a disease?
Pathogen is the agent or the culprit that causes a disease while the disease is the end result of what a pathogen did. Example: HIV virus is the pathogen while AIDS is the disease state that can result from high HIV viral load.
Which type of disease does a pathogen cause infectious or noninfectious?
A pathogen causes infectious disease. For instance, influenza virus is the pathogen that causes flu.
Can you tell Two diseases caused by one microorganism?
ricketessia causes typhus as well as rocky mountain spotted fever.
What is the pathogen that causes alcoholism?
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