How would knowing the type of agent/organism (e.g., bacteria vs. virus) causing disease be helpful for disease treatment/prevention?

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toxicsugar22 · Answer

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toxicsugar22 · Answer

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electricimpurity · Answer

Is this a multiple choice question?

toxicsugar22 · Answer

No it's written

alivejeremy · Answer

Infectious disease can be devastating, and sometimes fatal, to the host. In this part of the chapter we will briefly examine the stages of infection, and the various types of infectious agents.

toxicsugar22 · Answer

What about this 

 How can a person’s behavioral factors affect their susceptibility to developing/contracting a
disease?

alivejeremy · Answer

Several behaviors that exert a strong influence on health are reviewed in this ... They also run the risk of developing gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea ..... older persons can lower their risk of alcohol problems by drinking no more .... of cardiovascular disease and greater susceptibility to liver damage than men, ...

toxicsugar22 · Answer

Yeah but how does the behavior affect our susceptibile to developing the disease

toxicsugar22 · Answer

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