Question

Certain pathogens are tissue/organ specific. Justify the statement with suitable example.

Answer 1

Answer:

Certain pathogens are tissue and organ specific because the nutrients required for them are present only in those organs. Explanation: For example when a plasmodium falciparum that is the malarial parasite enters the hum body through a mosquito it directly invades the red blood corpuscles of the body.

Answer 2

Answer:

Pathogens are disease causing agents. Certain pathogens are tissue/organ specific as they only attack a certain tissue as seen in the case of:

A. Typhoid: Salmonella typhi only infects the small intestine.

B. Intestinal Endoparasite only infects

large intestine, causing Amoebic dysentery.