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Question
Write a short paragraph on the harmful effects of microorganisms.
Solution
Microorganisms can be extremely dangerous to us, causing various diseases in humans, plants, and animals. Microorganisms produce diseases in humans, such as the common cold, tuberculosis, measles, chicken pox, polio, cholera, typhoid, hepatitis B, malaria, and more. Microbes also cause deadly animal infections, such as anthrax. Plant diseases caused by microbes include blights in potatoes and wheat, rice, potatoes, sugarcane, oranges, apples and others. Various plant diseases kill crop plants and diminish yields. Microbes grow on food goods, making them unfit for consumption. Consumption of such food leads to food poisoning. Some microorganisms spoil food, clothing and leather.
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