Is Na a compound or an element?

The phlogiston theory in the 17th century attempted to explain burning. the theory stated that combustable objects contained a material called phlogiston, a substance without mass, color, odor, etc. after objects burned, the objects were dephlogistonated and were then in their true form. the phlogiston theory was accepted until the 18th century, when lavoisier proved that combustion requires a gas that has mass. phlogiston is considered a) to be scientific knowledge b) not to be scientific knowledge c) to be proven by scientific method d) to be accepted in the modern scientific community

Name the following: (a) category of pathogen that causes diseases, like common cold and mumps. (b) the microorganism that requires a host to produce.

Why does miranda have that particular vision of dr hildesheim answer?