Question

what is the terms used for causative agents of infectious disease?​

Answer 1

The causative agent of an infectious disease is termed as a pathogen.

Explanation:

• Pathogen can be described as any organism which invades the body of a host organism and causes in infection, inflammation or disease in that host organism.

• Some of the pathogens can spread from one organism to another.

• In some cases, a pathogen can be avoided by simple efforts like washing of hands, In other cases, vaccination or other medications are required for safety from a pathogen.

• For example, the virus that causes common flu is a pathogen.