What is an infectious disease?
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What causes an infectious disease?Viruses
The basic structure of a virus Bacteria
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Parasites
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pink). This page was last updated on 2020-11-23 What type of one celled microorganisms are sometimes called germs or microbes?Bacteria are single celled microbes that lack a nucleus.
Is a germ a micro organism?Micro-organisms are bacteria and viruses (more commonly known as germs), fungi or parasites.
What are micro germs?(MY-kroh-OR-guh-NIH-zum) An organism that can be seen only through a microscope. Microorganisms include bacteria, protozoa, algae, and fungi. Although viruses are not considered living organisms, they are sometimes classified as microorganisms.
What is the name for micro organisms like bacteria?The organisms that constitute the microbial world are characterized as either prokaryotes or eukaryotes; all bacteria are prokaryotic—that is, single-celled organisms without a membrane-bound nucleus.
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