Role of microorganisms in disease Flashcards
1
Q
What diseases do bacteria cause?
A
tuberculosis, meningitis, food poisoning
2
Q
What diseases do viruses cause?
A
influenza, measles, mumps, HIV, covid
3
Q
What diseases do protozoans cause?
A
dysentery, malaria, sleeping sickness (African trypanosomiasis)
4
Q
What diseases do fungi cause?
A
asthma, fungal skin conditions, lung infections, bloodstream infections