8th Class Science Microorganisms : Friend and Foe

  • question_answer 8)
    Write a short paragraph on the harms caused by microorganisms.

    Answer:

    Microorganisms can prove very harmful to us, as they cause a number of diseases in human, plants and animals. Diseases in humans like common cold, tuberculosis, measles, chicken pox, polio, cholera, typhoid, hepatitis B, malaria, etc. are caused by microorganisms. Some serious diseases like anthrax is also caused in animals by the microbes. Microbes also cause diseases of plants like blights in potatoes, sugarcanes, oranges etc. They also reduce the yield. Microbes grow on food products and render them unfit for consumption. Consumption of such food causes food poisoning. Microbes also spoil clothing’s and leather products.


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