3.2.1 Agents of Disease - Nicole Gary | Library

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Any of various infectious proteins that are abnormal forms of normal cellular proteins
Causes the Flu, Covid-19, common cold
Saprophytic and parasitic spore-producing eukaryotic organisms that lack chlorophyll
Can cause ringworm, valley fever, athletes foot
A single-celled, prokaryotic microorganism
Causes whooping cough, TB, strep throat
A large, eukaryotic, multicellular, parasitic worm
An example is a tapeworm that can live and feed in human intestines
Examples are amoebas, algae; can cause malaria
Causes Mad Cow Disease
Any eukaryotic protist of the phylum or subkingdom Protozoa
Any of a large group of nonliving, submicroscopic infective agents that typically comprise an RNA or DNA core of genetic material surrounded by a protein coat

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Any infectious agent that can cause disease is called a_______ 

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All pathogens are living organisms

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The first layer of the body against pathogens is the _______ 

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_______ covers cells that line our respiratory and digestive systems and helps trap pathogens that enter the body.