what are disease causing microbes?
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Microbes are better known as microorganisms that are very tiny to be seen through naked eyes. The microbes that are harmful and capable of producing microorganism diseases also termed as pathogens. The diseases causing microorganisms include bacteria, viruses, protozoa, fungi and a few variations of worms.
1. Virus
Viruses are tiny organisms and are called parasites. A virus is known as a viral organism and hence the diseases transmitted through them are called viral diseases.
Diseases Caused by Microorganisms
Common types of flu-like influenza
Cough and cold, Rabies, Measles, Polio ,Chickenpox, Rubella , HIV
2. Bacteria
The bacterium or pathogenic bacteria in particular is responsible for the cause of human bacterial disease.
There are at least 10 diseases caused by bacteria. The diseases caused by microorganisms are: -
Coliform Bacteria are mostly the cause of Urinary Tract Infections.
Food poisoning due to bacterial pathogens.
Cholera, Tetanus, Tuberculosis, Diptheria, Pneumoniae, Typhoid, Plague etc.
3. Fungal Infections
List of diseases caused by microorganisms and the carriers are innumerable in number existing on this planet. Fungi are among the types of microorganisms that cause infection lying all over the environment. They are basically yeasts and molds mostly found in patchy areas, soils, any moist places even in our washrooms.
All fungi aren’t capable of harming you but there are some that can cause several diseases. They are Aspergillus, Ringworm, Meningitis
4. Protozoa....
Protozoa are parasites and other types of microorganisms that cause illness. These are tiny organisms with a single cell that live on hosts and draw nutrients from the same. Some of the most common infections that can be gained for these microbes are:
Cholera, Malaria, Amoebic dysentery, Kala azar, African sleeping sickness.