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infection is caused somewhere else from where the toxins were excreted. An example of this would be Rheumatic fever. The toxins that cause this disease are excreted by the pathogen as a by-product of metabolism. Usually, the pathogens that cause rheumatic fever are located in the throat. As the toxins enter the circulatory system, it travels along the system and eventually causes an infection in the heart valves. Yet another example of where the disease is in a different location then where the toxin was released is Dipheria. The pathogen that causes Diphtheria is usually located in the throat. As the toxin is released, it travels all the way to affect limb muscles and the heart. Examples of where the disease is at the site of the bacteria could be Tetanus and Tuberculosis. The tetanus bacteria release a deadly toxin, which can affect the whole body, which causes paralyzation. As it affects the whole body, the disease would most likely be caused at the location of the bacteria. This disease will not always paralyze your whole body but most of the time; it would paralyze your jawbone. Thus tetanus is also known as lockjaw. Tuberculosis as a disease that affects the lung cells. The toxins also affect the lung cells. Therefore, the pathogens for tuberculosis could be found near the site of disease. In our environment, we encounter all sorts of microorganisms. Sometimes these air-borne diseases are pathogens and could cause and make one sick. Examples of air-borne pathogens that cause diseases are the ones that cause whooping cough, scarlet fever, and the mumps. An example for this kind of transmission would be the kind of pathogens found in feces. Typhoid fever is one of the kinds of diseases that are transmitted through water as these pathogens are found in feces. The feces released would sooner or later find its way back into drinking water. Then, as the pathogens enter the drinking water, they come out and just like float around until...

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