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What types of pathogens attack the body? What systems fight off these pathogens?

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Every type of pathogen attacks your body. A pathogen is an organism that causes disease so everything classified as a pathogen causes disease and everything that causes disease attacks the body.

The 5 main types of pathogens are;

Bacteria

Fungi

Viruses

Protists

Parasitic worms

The immune system fights off the pathogens.

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Rhino virus
Flue


Immunity systems fight off these pathogens
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