Introduction to diseases
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- A disease is an illness
 - Diseases are caused by pathogens
 - Pathogens come in the form of:
 - bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa(single celled animals) and small worms
 - Bacteria can be viewed using a light microscope
 
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