Mount Pleasant, SC Weather. The average temperature of Mount Pleasant is 65.01Â°F, which is higher than the South Carolina average temperature of 61.70Â°F and is much higher than the national average temperature of 54.45Â°F. Historical Weather.
Microbes and disease. A few harmful microbes, for example less than 1 % of bacteria, can invade our body (the host) and make us ill. Microbes cause infectious diseases such as flu and measles.There is also strong evidence that microbes may contribute to many nonâinfectious chronic diseases such as some forms of cancer and coronary heart disease. Different diseases are caused by different types of micro-organisms. A pathogen is a micro-organism that has the potential to cause disease. 2  An infection is the invasion and multiplication of pathogenic microbes in an individual or population. 3  Disease is when the infection causes damage to the individualâs vital functions or systems.
Harmful 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.Neisseria meningitidis causes meningitis.ommon pathogenic bacteria and the types of bacterial diseases they cause include: Escherichia coli and Salmonella cause food poisoning. Helicobacter pylori cause gastritis and ulcers.