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Disease & Medication

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Introduction

What is a disease? Well, it can be grouped as many different things, but essentially it is something that makes us feel unwell. Normally it can be treated, but on the odd occasion, some diseases cannot be cured. There are many treatments available for people, including prescribed pills, and over the counter medicines, to the more unique ways like chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

Below is a list of sections that you can view information on in this section.

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Microorganisms

Microorganisms
Image of the types of microorganisms in the world.

A microorganism is a single-celled organism that you can view only under a microscope. It covers a range of different types of organism - mould, yeast and some fungi are all microorganisms.

This page looks at what a microorganism is, and explains how you can view them. It also explains what chitin and hypae are.