Prions are not microorganisms, but rather infectious proteins.

Microbes can cause disease by producing toxins, damaging cells, triggering an immune response, or blocking nutrient absorption, but they do not typically alter gene expression.

Influenza is a viral infection, not a bacterial infection.

Malaria is a parasitic infection, not a viral infection.

Pneumonia is a bacterial or viral infection, not a fungal infection.

Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic infection, not a protozoan infection.

Alzheimer's disease is not a prion disease, but rather a neurodegenerative disorder.

Taking antibiotics is not a way to prevent the spread of microbes, but rather a way to treat bacterial infections.

There are no effective prion drugs available.

A brain biopsy is not a common way to diagnose a microbial infection, but rather a way to diagnose brain disorders.

Animal testing is not a common way to study microbes, but rather a way to study the effects of microbes on living organisms.

Microbes are not commonly used to produce plastics.

Antiprotozoal drugs are not commonly used to control the growth of microbes, but rather to treat protozoan infections.

Recycling is not a common way to dispose of medical waste, but rather a way to dispose of other types of waste.

Government regulations are not a common way to educate the public about microbes, but rather a way to control the spread of microbes.