Microbiology: An Introduction Plus Mastering Microbiology with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (13th Edition) (What's New in Microbiology)
Microbiology: An Introduction Plus Mastering Microbiology with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (13th Edition) (What's New in Microbiology)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780134688640
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case, Derek Weber, Warner Bair
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 25, Problem 7R
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The prerequisite conditions, causative agents, onset, duration of symptoms, and treatment of bacterial intoxication and bacterial infection.

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Microorganisms that have the ability to cause infectious diseases are called as pathogens. Such microorganisms include bacteria, fungi, virus, and protozoa. Illness in an individual is caused either by disturbing the normal metabolic activity of the host or by inducing the host’s immune system to produce a response. Infectious agents are transmitted by direct contact (person-to-person) or by indirect contact (water-borne, food-borne, air-borne, soil-borne, fomite-borne, vector-borne, and zoonoses). Infectious diseases are responsible for the high frequency of human morbidity and mortality world-wide.

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