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imported>Howard C. Berkowitz (New page: {{subpages}} A ''pathogen'' is the organism that causes an infectious disease. It may be a bacterium, protozoan, fungus, etc.) |
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A ''pathogen'' is the organism that causes an [[infectious disease]]. It may be a [[bacterium]], [[protozoa]]n, [[fungus]], etc. | A '''pathogen''' is the organism that causes an [[infectious disease]]. It may be a [[bacterium]], [[protozoa]]n, [[fungus]], etc. Another way to phrase this is that '''pathogenic organisms''' are disease-producing. |
Latest revision as of 22:17, 22 October 2011
A pathogen is the organism that causes an infectious disease. It may be a bacterium, protozoan, fungus, etc. Another way to phrase this is that pathogenic organisms are disease-producing.