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 Give two differences between pathogens and carriers.

Pathogen

Carrier

Pathogens are microorganisms that cause diseases.

Carriers are organisms which carry disease causing micro-organisms (pathogen) from infected person to healthy person.

Example: bacteria, virus, protozoa.

Example: mosquito, snail, rat etc.

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Pathogens :- 

1) These are microorganisms which cause diseases.

2) Some dead or weakened pathogens (microorganisms) can be used to make vaccines.

3) pathogens (harmfull microorganisms) cause diseases.

Carriers:-

1)  Some animals or insects that carry disease causing microorganisms (pathogens) are known as carries.

2) carriers spread diseases from infected to healthy person.

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1. pathogens cause desease and carrier spread the deseases .

2. pathogens are microorganisms and carriers are insects

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