Diseases where ______ are the immediate causes are called infectious diseases.
A
birds
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B
insects
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C
microbes
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D
animals
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Solution
The correct option is C microbes Microbes are the immediate cause of infectious diseases. Even if a disease spreads via birds, insects, or animals, microbes that are present on these organisms would be the immediate cause of the disease.