Show pageBacklinksCite current pageExport to PDFBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== Pathogen ====== A pathogen (Greek: πάθος pathos “suffering, passion” and -γενής -genēs “producer of”) in the oldest and broadest sense is anything that can produce disease, a term which came into use in the 1880s. Typically the term is used to describe an infectious agent such as a [[virus]], [[bacteria]], prion, fungus, or parasite that causes disease in its host. The host may be an animal, a plant, a fungus or even another microorganism. pathogen.txt Last modified: 2024/06/07 02:59by 127.0.0.1