Question

What are the harmful uses of microorganisms

Answer 1

Bacteria: Causes various diseases such as typhoid, diarrhea, and cholera.
Fungi: Causes a large number of diseases in plants and in animals such as rust diseases in plants, fruit rot in apple, red rot in sugar cane and ring worm disease in human beings.

Answer 2

Answer:

Microbes cause infectious diseases such as flu and measles. There is also strong evidence that microbes may contribute to many non–infectious chronic diseases such as some forms of cancer and coronary heart disease. Different diseases are caused by different types of micro-organisms.