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Dilan ceylanUnit 43 task 1.1
Izabela Martin
What is infection?
Infections are diseases that can occur in every part of our body, caused by bacteria,
viruses or parasites and some of them can be contagious. All infections are caused
by pathogens. Additionally, infections cause disease.
Isabela’s lesson
What is a disease?
A disease is simply a form of malfunction or even disorder of either the body or mind
which leads to or can lead to a decline of good health. They actively attack the
body’s cells. There are different categories of diseases that are known. These
categories include:
1. Infectious diseases caused by foreign organisms such as pathogens which
invade the body.
Category Cause of the Examples The duration Location Modes of
disease transmission
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infections are disease, which is disease, continue to person.
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