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Which of the following best describes pathogens?
Which of the following best describes pathogens?
- Organisms that enter the gut and survive in low pH
- Organisms that interfere with normal vital activities
- Organisms that cause diseases in man
- Organisms that cause harm to the host by living in them (correct)
What is one way in which pathogens adapt to the host's environment?
What is one way in which pathogens adapt to the host's environment?
- By multiplying and interfering with normal activities
- By entering the body through various means
- By resisting various digestive enzymes (correct)
- By causing morphological and functional damage
Which of the following is true about parasites?
Which of the following is true about parasites?
- Parasites do not cause harm to the host
- Parasites cannot enter the body through various means
- Parasites do not adapt to the host's environment
- Most parasites are pathogens (correct)
