What do we mean by pathogen?
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pathogen is like any kind of disease-producing agent, especially like a virus, bacterium, or any other microorganism.
Explanation:
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1.A pathogen is usually defined as a microorganism that causes, or can cause, disease. We have defined a pathogen as a microbe that can cause damage in a host.
2.Those micro-organism which cause diseases are called pathogens. They can be bacteria,fungi,virus or protozoa.
3.The vast majority of bacteria, which can range between 0.15 and 700 μM in length, are harmless or beneficial to humans. However, a relatively small list of pathogenic bacteria can cause infectious dieases.
4.They inhabit virtually every environment on the planet and the bacteria carried by an average human, mostly in their gut, outnumber human cells. The vast majority of microbes are harmless to us, and many play essential roles in plant, animal and human health.
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