MEDICINE MCQ
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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Question
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An infectious disease is a disease that is caused when a pathogen is passed from one organism to another. The prokaryotic pathogen is the ____
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Bacteria
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Virus
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Protozoa
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -An infectious disease is any disease caused by the direct effect of a pathogen. A pathogen may be cellular (bacteria, parasites, and fungi) or acellular (viruses, viroids, and prions).
Detailed explanation-2: -A pathogen is defined as an organism causing disease to its host, with the severity of the disease symptoms referred to as virulence. Pathogens are taxonomically widely diverse and comprise viruses and bacteria as well as unicellular and multicellular eukaryotes.
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