Agent originally referred to an infectious microorganism or pathogen: a virus, bacterium, parasite, or other microbe. · Host refers to the human who can get the ...

The agent is the microorganism that actually causes the disease in question. An agent could be some form of bacteria, virus, fungus, or parasite. Host. The ...

18 окт. 2022 г. · An agent is any microorganism that causes a disease. The 6 agents of disease are bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, helminths (worms), and prions.

A factor (eg, microorganism, chemical substance, form of radiation, mechanical, behavioral, social agent or process) whose presence, excessive presence, or (in ...

3 авг. 2024 г. · The Agent. Agents of infectious diseases include bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi, and molds. · The Host. A host offers subsistence and ...

30 нояб. 2021 г. · The agent is the cause of the health event. When it comes to infectious disease the agent is a microbe or what people typically think of as ...

Infectious agent was the name given to all micro‐organisms or macro‐organisms capable of producing an infection or an infectious disease (more recently it was ...

The ability of the agent to survive adverse environmental conditions. Immunogenicity. The ability of the agent to induce antibody production in the host. Host:.

Agent: A factor, such as a microorganism, chemi- cal substance, or form of radiation, whose pres- ence, excessive presence, or (in deficiency diseas- es) ...