Writing Exercise #1

Human non-infectious diseases that I can think of that are influenced by microorganisms include Asthma, Diabetes, and some cancer types. Honestly, I cannot think of many non-infectious diseases that are associated with microbes. I find that I connect microbes more with infectious diseases such as Influenzas, Measles, and other illnesses that are cause by bacteria and viruses. The ones that I listed are just the ones that I could possibly think of that have a connection with microbes in some sense. The article presented in class gave me more insight on the affect that microbes can have. There are many topics that I am excited to learn about in this class, in terms of their connection to microbial organisms.