Any infectious agent that can cause disease is called a_______
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All pathogens are living organisms
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Pathogens can be visible with the naked eye or with a microscope
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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.
Any of various infectious proteins that are abnormal forms of normal cellular proteins
A large, eukaryotic, multicellular, parasitic worm
Can cause ringworm, valley fever, athletes foot
Causes the Flu, Covid-19, common cold
Examples are amoebas, algae; can cause malaria
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
A single-celled, prokaryotic microorganism
Causes whooping cough, TB, strep throat
Causes Mad Cow Disease
Any eukaryotic protist of the phylum or subkingdom Protozoa
Saprophytic and parasitic spore-producing eukaryotic organisms that lack chlorophyll
An example is a tapeworm that can live and feed in human intestines