BIOLOGY IN HUMAN WELFARE
HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE
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Question
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According to the germ theory of disease, disease is caused by
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decaying matter.
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chemicals.
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microorganisms.
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miasma.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The germ theory of disease states that many diseases are caused by microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa, or fungi. These diseases are caused by the growth and replication of microorganisms. The germ theory of disease was devised by Louis Pasteur.
Detailed explanation-2: -germ theory, in medicine, the theory that certain diseases are caused by the invasion of the body by microorganisms, organisms too small to be seen except through a microscope.
Detailed explanation-3: -The “one pathogen to one disease” paradigm was developed based on the germ theory of disease that was formulated by Robert Koch the late 19th century and shaped the development of diagnostic microbiology in medicine.
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