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the attack squad—and they are not
athlete’s foot and ringworm invade
on living tissues and making

Fungi There are some harmful fungi on fun guys at all. Those that cause and grow through the skin, feeding the skin cracked, red, and sore.

Battling bacteria are key players on the attack
body, bacteria release toxins that either kill
team. Once they get a foothold inside the body cells or stop them from and pneumonia.

Bacteria working properly. Allow them to advance and bacteria can cause diseases such as meningitis

as bacteria, viruses, and other heavyweights try to get into
body tissues and cause mayhem. But those attackers are
facing strong defense tactics and the game will be tough.
germ bashers. The defenders will have to be on their toes
pathogens, the body’s defense team is fielding a squad of
a special way of infecting the body.
The most aggressive members Left unchallenged, they invade body to invade. Colds, the flu, measles, by viruses.
of the attack team, viruses have
Threatened by attack from a team of disease-causing
themselves before seeking new cells
cells and make multiple copies of
and rabies are all caused
Viruses
UNDER ATTACK

Protists Many protists, such as pond-dwelling amebas, are completely harmless, but some have been recruited to the pathogen squad. Giardia, for example, picked up from infested food and water, irritates the intestines and causes vile, stinking diarrhea.

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