Several persons working in an exercise gym acquired an acute diseasecharacterized by fever, cough, pneumonia, and headache. Treatmentwith erythromycin cleared it up. The source was never found, but anenvironmental focus was suspected.a. What do you think might have caused the disease?b. People in a different gym got skin lesions after sitting in aredwood hot tub. Which pathogen could have caused that?

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Q: None

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Terrestrial Ecosystem

An ecosystem is a collection of interconnected communities. It includes both living and non-living elements of specific strata. The terrestrial ecosystem is solely related to the ecosystem present on the land and covers 25 to 30% of the total earth’s surface area.