Microbiology: A Systems Approach 4th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073402435
ISBN 13: 978-0-07340-243-7

Chapter 13 - Microbe-Human Interactions - 13.1 The Human Host - 13.1 Learning Outcomes-Assess Your Progress - Page 360: 1

Answer

Colonization is the phenomenon in which a microbe resides in a body and uses it for its nutrition and growth. Infection is the adverse effect of a microbe on body tissues which disrupts the normal working of the tissues Disease is an abnormal state of the body caused by microbes. It can lead to organ failure if not controlled.

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Colonization is the phenomenon in which a microbe resides in a body and uses it for its nutrition and growth. Infection is the adverse effect of a microbe on body tissues which disrupts the normal working of the tissues Disease is an abnormal state of the body caused by microbes. It can lead to organ failure if not controlled.
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