Write a short paragraph on the harms caused by microorganisms.

Explanation

Microorganisms can prove very harmful to us as they cause a number of diseases in humans, plants and animals. Diseases in humans like common cold, tuberculosis, measles, chickenpox, polio, cholera, typhoid, hepatitis B, malaria, etc. are caused by microorganisms. Some serious diseases like anthrax is also caused in animals by the microbes. Microbes also cause diseases of plants like blights in potatoes, red rot in sugarcane, etc. They also reduce the yield. Microbes grow on food products and render them unfit for consumption. Consumption of such food causes food poisoning. Microbes also spoil clothings and leather products.