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An infection always results in a disease which can destroy cells in the body. What part...

An infection always results in a disease which can destroy cells in the body. What part of the statement is incorrect?

Infections do not always result in a disease.
A reservoir results in people getting the disease.
Diseases do not destroy cells in the body.
Diseases are not considered part of the hosts

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The incorrect statement would be: Infections do not always result in a disease.

Explanation: We all carry many microbes but we do not always have a disease. To get a disease, infecting microbes should be in a sufficient number to fight out our immune system. If not, we all act as carriers.

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