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
The Cascade Range or Cascades is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as the North Cascades, and the notable volcanoes known as the High Cascades.The small part of the range in British Columbia is referred to as the Canadian Cascades or, locally, as the Cascade Mountains.he Cascades extend northward from Lassen Peak (also known as Mount Lassen) in northern California to the confluence of the Nicola and Thompson rivers in British Columbia. The Fraser River separates the Cascades from the Coast Mountains.