Pathogens and Disease

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What causes communicable diseases?
Microorganisms called pathogens.
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What do pathogens include?
Bacteria,Fungi,Viruses and Protists.
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How are pathogens spread?
By direct contact,by air or by water.
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What is bacteria?
Small living cells that produce toxins and reproduce very quickly.
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What does fungi do?
Produces spores and penetrates the human skin.
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What does a virus do?
Lives and reproduces quickly inside cells causing cell damage.
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What are protists?
Eukaryotic cells that spread through vectors.
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Bacteria has a
Cytoplasm
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Viruses do not have a
Cytoplasm
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Both bacteria and viruses have
Genetic material
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Bacteria has a cell membrane and a
Cell wall.
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Viruses have an outer shell called a
Capsid.
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