CLINICAL MEDICINE

MEDICINE

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

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Several types of infectious agents can cause disease in humans. One group of these infectious agents are classified as prokaryotes because all of its members have a cell that lacks a nucleus or other membrane-bound organelles. Which of the following infectious agents is classified as a prokaryote?
A
virus
B
fungus
C
Parasite
D
Bacterium
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The agents that cause disease fall into five groups: viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and helminths (worms). Protozoa and worms are usually grouped together as parasites, and are the subject of the discipline of parasitology, whereas viruses, bacteria, and fungi are the subject of microbiology.

Detailed explanation-2: -Infectious agents are organisms that are capable of producing infection or infectious disease. They include bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites.

Detailed explanation-3: -Infectious diseases are the diseases caused by various pathogenic microorganisms such as virus, bacteria, protozoan, fungi, and other parasites. These infectious diseases can be transmitted by animals, humans, insects or other agents.

Detailed explanation-4: -Common cold. Norovirus. Stomach flu. Hepatitis. 18-Jun-2020

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