NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bad bacteria are those which do us harm. We refer to them as pathogens. These might be acquired from our environment. The bacterium causing cholera, Vibrio cholerae, can be acquired by eating food or drinking water contaminated with the faeces of infected people or through direct contact with an infected person.