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Agriculture · Q91

Plant Pathology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 91

Q91

Which of the following is not a component of the disease tetrahedron?

A.
Host
B.
Pathogen
C.
Time
D.
Control agent
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Control agent is not a component of the disease tetrahedron.
A disease pyramid or tetrahedron, allows for the addition of a fourth causal factor of disease. Humans factor into the disease triangle because the influence of human activity on disease is pervasive in agriculture.
The concept of a disease pyramid or tetrahedron is composed of four main components that are environment, pathogen, host and host microbiome. The control agent is not a component of this tetrahedron.