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3.2.1 Agents of Disease

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Any infectious agent that can cause disease is called a_______ 

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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.

Causes whooping cough, TB, strep throat

A single-celled, prokaryotic microorganism

Any of various infectious proteins that are abnormal forms of normal cellular proteins

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 large, eukaryotic, multicellular, parasitic worm

Can cause ringworm, valley fever, athletes foot

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

Examples are amoebas, algae; can cause malaria

Causes Mad Cow Disease

Causes the Flu, Covid-19, common cold

Prions

Viruses

Bacteria

Protists

Helminths

Fungi

All pathogens are living organisms

True

False

Pathogens can be visible with the naked eye or with a microscope

True

False