Microbes affecting organ system – Examples
Microbes are likely to affect the organ systems into which they gain entry. Let us understand this with the help of examples.
- When we breathe in infectious agents, they will affect our respiratory system. For example, tuberculosis bacteria will enter and affect our lungs when we breathe these microbes
- The jaundice virus will affect the liver as it is caused by excessive bile pigments in the blood.
What are organ-specific symptoms?
When a microbe enters a specific organ, the symptoms of the disease would be Organ-specific. Let us understand this with the help of examples.
- If the brain is suffering from some kind of infection then the possible symptoms can be headaches, fever, fits, vomiting, and unconsciousness etc. These tell us that the brain is the affected
- In the case of a lung infection, we may suffer from cough or
What are tissue-specific symptoms?
When the infectious agent has spread in a type of tissue all over the body, we call them Tissue- specific symptoms. These symptoms are usually general and it is difficult to point out the organ they have affected.