OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
DIVERSITY AMONG LIFE FORMS
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are dead
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cause death
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cause disease
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break down dead organism
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Detailed explanation-1: -What are pathogens? Pathogens include viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites that invade the body and can cause health issues. Anthrax, HIV, Epstein-Barr virus, and the Zika virus, among many others are examples of pathogens that cause serious diseases.
Detailed explanation-2: -Most pathogens are able to avoid the immune responses of the host, triggering associated illnesses. The pathogen then utilizes the host body’s resources to replicate before exiting and spreading to a new host (like a virus).
Detailed explanation-3: -Pathogenic organisms. Similar term(s): pathogen. Definition: Organisms, including bacteria, viruses or cysts, capable of causing diseases (typhoid, cholera, dysentery) in a host (such as a person).