Metabolic Rate : The speed at which chemical reactions occour inside your body.
Fighting Disease
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Microorganism are living things which include bacteria and viruses.
Pathogens
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Pathogens release toxins within the body this is why pathogens can be in a specific area but cause pain in another. they also reproduce using the bodys cells, they destroy the cell by bursting out of it.
semelweiss
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He suggestd that doctors wash their hands before seeing a patient, they didnt know this at the time but this kills any bacteria and microorganism which may infect the patient killing them.