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Can a parasite be a pathogen?
Yes, a parasite can be a pathogen if it causes harm to its host by causing disease or illness. Pathogens are organisms that can cause disease, and parasites that invade and harm their hosts fall into this category.
What is the causative organism of diptheria?
The organism which causes diptheria is - Corynebacterium diphtheriae
A organism living in or on another organism?
The term used for an organism living in or on another depends on the nature of the relationship.- If the relationship is mutually beneficial (mutalism) then the organism can be called a symbiont.- If the relationship does not benefit the host, the organism can be called a parasite.Parasites can be endoparasites, which live inside the host, or ectoparasites, which live on the host.Some biologists use the term symbiont for any organism in a close interaction with another. This would mean parasites could also be called symbionts.
What is a mutation that causes the death of an organism?
Lethal Mutation.
A pathogenic organism is one that causes a?
a pathogenic organism is an organism that is harmful to human cell rebuildingany organism which is causing any infection or disease causing alterations our immune system are called pathogenic organisms. the organisms like bacteria virus fungi can be termed as pathogens. the organism can be pathogenic by it self causing sever damage to the immune system or the metabolocal toxins released as byproduct.Path means disease. -gen means to make. It really helps to learn medical terminology. The word then means to make a disease. So a pathogenic organism is one that produces a disease.See link below:Pathogenesis is the creation of disease; when this genesis of disease is caused by [usually] microscopic organisms these microbes are said to be pathogenic.
What is a chemical substance released by an organism that causes a specific behavior in another organism of the same species?
Pheromone
What causes comminicable diseases?
Diseases that can be transmitted from one organism to another
A chemical substance released by an organism that causes a specific behavior in another organism of the same species is called?
Pheromones.
What is a zoomastigote?
A zoomastigote is another name for a zooflagellate, a single-celled organism which causes diseases such as African sleeping sickness.
Can a parasite be a pathogen?
Yes, a parasite can be a pathogen if it causes harm to its host by causing disease or illness. Pathogens are organisms that can cause disease, and parasites that invade and harm their hosts fall into this category.
Is influenza an organism?
No, but it is caused by an organism. Influenza is the name of the infectious disease that certain viruses cause in people and other animals. The virus that causes the flu is the organism, and influenza is the disease the organism causes.
What is the causative organism of diptheria?
The organism which causes diptheria is - Corynebacterium diphtheriae
A change in an organism's environment that causes the organism to react is called a?
stimulus
A change in an organism's enviorment that causes the organism to react is called an?
Stimulus
What organism causes CJD?
A Prion
What is the organism that causes diarrhoea?
e.coli
What organism causes dysentery?
A Protozoa.
