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Harmful bacteria that cause bacterial infections and disease are called pathogenic bacteria. Bacterial diseases occur when pathogenic bacteria get into the body and begin to reproduce and crowd out healthy bacteria, or to grow in tissues that are normally sterile.armful bacteria may also emit toxins that damage the body. Common pathogenic bacteria and the types of bacterial diseases they cause include: Escherichia coli and Salmonella cause food poisoning. Helicobacter pylori cause gastritis and ulcers. Neisseria gonorrhoeae causes the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea.
Infectious Diseases. Infectious Diseases. While the spread of a pathogenic. microorganism is influenced by. characteristics of the host, the agent and. the environment, the ability of the. microorganism to cause disease is. influenced by factors related to the agent. and the host.