OVERVIEW OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
THE GOOD BAD AND UGLY OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
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viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi
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viruses, parasites, fungi, and phagocytes
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parasites, bacteria, lymphocytes, and fungi
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small, medium, large, and extra large
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Detailed explanation-1: -Bacteria. Bacteria (bak-TEER-ee-uh) are tiny, single-celled organisms that get nutrients from their environments. Viruses. Viruses are even smaller than bacteria. Fungi. Fungi (FUN-guy) are multicelled, plant-like organisms. Protozoa.
Detailed explanation-2: -The main types of germs are bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites.
Detailed explanation-3: -The main five categories of pathogens are viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa and helminths. Pathogens are infectious agents. They can enter the body by various means. They can be soil-borne, foodborne, airborne or can spread through direct contacts, such as through body fluids or sexual contact.
Detailed explanation-4: -Infectious diseases can be viral, bacterial, parasitic or fungal infections. There’s also a rare group of infectious diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs).
Detailed explanation-5: -In total, there are ∼1, 400 known species of human pathogens (including viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa and helminths), and although this may seem like a large number, human pathogens account for much less than 1% of the total number of microbial species on the planet.
Detailed explanation-6: -Nose, mouth, or eyes to hands to others: Germs can spread to the hands by sneezing, coughing, or rubbing the eyes and then can be transferred to other family members or friends. Hands to food: Food to hands to food: Infected child to hands to other children: Animals to people: 04-Oct-2022