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An organism that causes a disease is called
A pathogen
According to ............. , diseases are caused by microorganisms
Germ theory
A ............, carries a pathogen and transmits it to healthy cells.
Vector
Decided to try making healthy animals sick by injecting them with pathogens from a sick animal
Robert Koch
He finds that cleaning his surgical tools reduces patients' infections
Joseph Lister
Smaller than a bacteria, enter healthy cells, forcing them to replicate
Viruses
He hypothesizes the germ theory, that diseases are caused by small animals
Louis Pasteur
Can have one cell or more, usually occur in places that are warm and damp. Example athlete’s foot.
Fungus
Four conditions must be met before one can say that a certain pathogen causes a disease. These conditions are called .........................
Koch's postulates
HIV is transmitted through an exchange of bodily fluids, such as during sexual intercourse or sharing of infected needles, this is a type of .......................... contact
Direct
