Diseases where ______ are the immediate causes are called infectious diseases.

birds

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insects

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microbes

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animals

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Solution

The correct option is C microbes
Microbes are the immediate cause of infectious diseases. Even if a disease spreads via birds, insects, or animals, microbes that are present on these organisms would be the immediate cause of the disease.

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