2007-11-17 12:27:12 · 4 answers · asked by iryL15 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
you mean examples of pathogenic bacteria and viruses?
some bacteria:
Streptococcus pyogenes (strep throat), Bacillus anthracis (anthrax), Bordetella pertussis (whooping cough)
some viruses (i don't know many details on these):
rhinoviruses, rotoviruses, coronoviruses, arboviruses (this type may include ebola, you'll want to look this one up)
some protozoan parasites:
Plasmodium falciparum(malaria)
Trypanasoma gambiense (sleeping sickness)
Giardia lamblia (hiker's diarrhea)
Entamoeba histolytica (another type of bad diarrhea)
multicellular parasites:
Ascaris lumbricoides (roundworm)
Trichuris trichura (whipworm)
Taemia solium (pork tapeworm)
Prions:
Mad cow disease
2007-11-17 13:20:48 · answer #1 · answered by bad guppy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not certain if there is an existing scientific title for pneumonia, however the scientific name for the causative agent (malicious program/bacteria) of pneumonia is known as Streptococcus pneumoniae.
2016-08-06 07:34:23 · answer #2 · answered by herbin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They may also be referred to as vectors (organisms that carry diseases like bacteria or parasites), or etiological agents (e.g., Vibrio cholerae is the etiological agent for cholera).
2007-11-17 13:53:35 · answer #3 · answered by Gaines T 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
generic name for them is "pathogens"
2007-11-17 12:31:59 · answer #4 · answered by caladria 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋