(a) Standard: de-identification of protected health information. Health information that does not identify an individual and with respect to which there is no reasonable basis to believe that the information can be used to identify an individual is not individually identifiable health information.
There are three categories of bacterial pathogens. Obligate pathogens are those bacteria that must cause disease in order to be transmitted from one host to another. These bacteria must also infect a host in order to survive, in contrast to other bacteria that are capable of survival outside of a host.
Pathogens are microorganisms-such as bacteria and viruses-that cause disease. Bacteria release toxins, and viruses damage our cells.White blood cells can ingest and destroy pathogens. They can produce antibodies to destroy pathogens, and antitoxins to neutralise toxins.athogens are microorganisms-such as bacteria and viruses-that cause disease. Bacteria release toxins, and viruses damage our cells.