Question

Identify the pathogen. Give an example of the disease it causes.

Answer 1

Virus:

1. This is a microscopic view of the virus.
2. The pathogen is a virus that is mostly a dead organism unless it finds a host.
3. Viruses are primitive organisms that use the cells of the host organism to grow and multiply.
4. The diseases caused by viruses are common cold, influenza, measles, chickenpox, polio, rabies, AIDS, and swine flu.