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Zorluk: OrtaHuman Physiology, Health, and Diseases

Which of the following human diseases is caused by a bacterial pathogen rather than a viral, protozoan, or fungal agent?

  1. PertussisCevap
  2. B
    Dengue fever
  3. C
    Sleeping sickness
  4. D
    Ringworm

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Pertussis is caused by a bacterial pathogen.
Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis.

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1
Identify the causative pathogen of Pertussis
Bordetella pertussis, a Gram-negative bacterium
Determines whether the disease agent is bacterial
2
Analyze the nature of the alternative disease agents
Dengue is viral (Flavivirus), Sleeping sickness is protozoan (Trypanosoma), and Ringworm is fungal (Dermatophytes)
Differentiates bacterial etiology from viral, protozoan, and fungal etiologies

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Bacterial Disease Etiology
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