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    what does pathogen mean

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    Colleen

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    An agent that causes disease, especially a living microorganism such as a bacterium, virus, or fungus.

    An agent that causes diseases, such as bacteria, virus or fungus.

    it's harmful bacteria. There are harmless micro organisms and there are harmfull ones,. The harmfull ones are called pathogens , among other terms. That's what they taught us in nursing school .



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