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comes out of it, what comes down from heaven and what goes
up into it. He is with you wherever you are—Allah sees what
you do. (Surat al-Hadid, 3-4)

Bacteria That Cause Disease
The great majority of bacteria are useful to living things, al-

though some possess features that can cause disease and other
harmful effects. The ways that a variety of bacteria enters, weakens,
or even causes the death of living things many billions of times
larger than themselves exhibit a number of intentional stages, each
with many details of its own. Indeed, a great many illnesses are
caused by bacteria. Despite being only 1 micrometer (0.00003937 of
an inch) in diameter, invisible to the naked eye, how can bacteria
have such powerful effects?
Harmful bacteria generally reach hu-

mans and animals through their foods.
You know how quickly bacteria
multiply once they find a suitable
environment. Nutrients like the
proteins and factors such as
moisture constitute an appro-
priate environment for them

to multiply in foodstuffs. HARUN YAHYA
Some bacteria are harmless on

A bacterium just 1 micrometer (0.000039
inch) in diameter is powerful enough to
cause a human being to fall ill and suffer (ADNAN OKTAR)
permanent harm.

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