Role of Microorganisms in Disease

Question 1

Different types of microorganisms

Answer 1

Bacteria, viruses, protozoans, fungi, animals

Question 2

What are parasites?

Answer 2

Lives in a host; get its sustenance from host. Considered as a pathogen

Question 3

What kind of organism is a bacteria?

Answer 3

Unicellular organisms

Question 4

Are bacteria eukaryotes or prokaryotes

Answer 4

Prokaryotes–lacks a nucleus

Question 5

What are viruses

Answer 5

Non-cellular entities

Question 6

What do viruses consist of

Answer 6

nucleic acid core surrounded by a protein coat

Question 7

Examples of diseases caused by viruses

Answer 7

influenza, mumps, HIV, COVID

Question 8

example of diseases that are caused by bacteria

Answer 8

Tuberculosis, meningitis, food poisoning

Question 9

What are fungi

Answer 9

obtains nutrients by absorbing organic matter from environment

Question 10

Are fungi eukaryotes or prokaryotes

Answer 10

Eurkaryotes

Question 11

Example of disease caused by fungi

Answer 11

Asthma, athlete’s foot, ringworm

Question 12

Disease

Answer 12

condition that deteriorates the normal functioning of cells, tissue, organs

Question 13

What are the two types of diseases

Answer 13

Infectious and noninfectious

Question 14

What is infectious disease

Answer 14

can spread one person to another; caused by pathogenic microbes

Question 15

Noninfectious disease

Answer 15

Does not spread; it remains in the person who has contracted them. Not caused by pathogens

Question 16

What are factors of noncommunicable diseases

Answer 16

Age, nutritional deficiency, gender, lifestyle