MEDICINE
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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Question
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What term describes any disease that is caused by an agent that has invaded the body?
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Amebic dysentery
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menigitis
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infection disease
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antibiotic resistance
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -infectious disease, in medicine, a process caused by an agent, often a type of microorganism, that impairs a person’s health.
Detailed explanation-2: -Microorganisms that cause disease are collectively called pathogens.
Detailed explanation-3: -Infectious diseases are caused by pathogens, which include bacteria, fungi, protozoa, worms, viruses, and even infectious proteins called prions. Pathogens of all classes must have mechanisms for entering their host and for evading immediate destruction by the host immune system.
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