Question 1

whatis the difference between "antigen" and harmful foreign substances - "bacteria, viruses"?

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Antigens : Everything has antigens even us. They are things that our immune system recognizes. We are.

Question 2

what is the difference between bacteria, virus and germs?

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Alot.: Germ is a lay term to describe all types of microbial organisms.   Bacteria are single celled organisms that exist almost everywhere in the environment, on our skin, in our mouths, in our intestines etc.
Viruses are sub-cellulat particles that contain a small piece of dna or rna
contained in a protein envelope.  Viruses are much smaller than bacteria and can even infect bacteria.Check a dictionary.

Question 3

i want to know what is the difference between bacteria, virus and germs?

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Many differences...: Germ is a lay person's word and could be used to describe either a virus or a bacteria.  It implies an infectious particle.  There are many differences between bacteria and viruses including size, ability to live outside of a host, different types of reproduction, etc...  The following link has some good basic information:
http://www.Diffen.Com/difference/bacteria_vs_virus.

Question 4

what's the difference between flu virus or cold bacteria?

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Both are viruses: Flu and cold both are caused by viruses.Flu is caused by influenza virus and common cold is caused by one of the rhino viruses and not bacteria.

Question 5

how can you tell the difference between flu virus or cold bacteria?

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Bacteria don't cause: Both colds and flu are caused by viruses. Flu hits like a ton of bricks--you're fine and an hour later you have a chill, then a fever and ache all over. Colds come on slower, rarely cause much of a fever or bad muscle pains.

Go get a flu shot next month and you won't get a chance to find out first hand.

Question 6

what's a bacteria virus?

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Different: Bacteria are small microbes.  Infections from bacteria are treated with antibiotics.  Viruses are smaller than bacteria and are not treated with antibiotics.  There is no such entity as a bacteria virus.  They are different things.

Question 7

what is a comparison of bacteria & virus?

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Different things: Bacteria are small single-celled living things that grow on their own, and cause disease when they invade into the body.  Viruses are small packets of genetic information that can do nothing on their own, but hijack the cellular machinery of the body to produce more virus particles.

Question 8

how can i tell if a disease is caused by a virus or bacteria?

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Lab tests: can help to differentiate as it isn't always obvious from symptoms alone.

Question 9

could you explain what is a kawasaky disease a virus or a bacteria?

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Neither: Neither bacteria nor virus. The experts don't know. They think, without proof, it may be combination of virus and gene. What is known-it is a medium blood vessel disease vasculitis in children. Not contagious. Diagnosed by symptoms of fever, red eyes, red tongue, swollen hand; feet, neck lymph node. Main concern should be the coronary artery inflammation. Rx is high dose Aspirin and immunoglobulin.

Question 10

what kind of bacteria or viruses does a semen culture detect or look for?

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Common bacteria: E. coli and its gram-negative rod relatives, less often staph and strep. Different groups do the workup differently. Chlamydia may be sought by gene probes instead.

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