Pathogen
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In biology, a pathogen, in the oldest and broadest sense, is any organism, agent or micro-organism that can produce disease. A pathogen may also be referred to as an infectious agent, or simply a germ
A photomicrograph of a stool that has shigella dysentery. These bacteria typically cause foodborne illness.
Magnified 100× and stained. This photomicrograph of the brain tissue shows the presence of the prominent spongiotic changes in the cortex, with the loss of neurons in a case of a variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD).
Two pinworms next to a ruler, measuring 6 millimeters in length
Brown rot fungal disease on an apple. Brown rot typically target a variety of top-fruits.
Biological agent
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Biological agents, also known as biological weapons or bioweapons, are pathogens used as weapons. In addition to these living or replicating pathogens, toxins and biotoxins are also included among the
Pathogen
…a pathogen (from Greek πάθος (pathos) 'suffering, passion' and -γενής (-genēs) 'producer of'), in the oldest and broadest sense, is any organism, agent or micro-organism that can produce disease. A pathogen may also be referred to as an infectious agent, or simply a germ. The term pathogen came into…
A bacteriological weapon that was in use by the Japanese Army's Unit 731 in China .
A culture of Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax