Bacterial parasites that cause disease are called pathogens. Among bacterial plant diseases are leaf spot, fire blight, and wilts; animal diseases caused by bacteria include tuberculosis, cholera, syphilis, typhoid fever, and tetanus.
Definition of cascade 1: a steep usually small fall of water; especially: one of a series 2 a: something arranged or occurring in a series or in a succession of stages so that each stage derives from or acts upon the product of the preceding
Cascade Range, mountain chain, c.700 mi (1,130 km) long, extending S from British Columbia to N Calif., where it becomes the Sierra Nevada; it parallels the Coast Ranges, 100â150 mi (161â241 km) inland from the Pacific Ocean. Many of the range's highest peaks are volcanic cones, covered with snowfields and glaciers.ore on Cascade Range from Infoplease: 1  Cascade Range: meaning and definitions-Cascade Range: Definition and Pronunciation. 2  Shasta: meaning and definitions-Shasta: Definition and Pronunciation.