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It must pass the germ theory.

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It is present in all cases of the disease

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What is pathogenic?

A pathogen is an organism that can cause a disease.


What does pathogens transmitted throgh air cause?

Any pathogen causes disease. Which disease depends on which pathogen.


Which type of disease does a pathogen cause infectious or noninfectious?

A pathogen causes infectious disease. For instance, influenza virus is the pathogen that causes flu.


What are the Similarities between pathogen and non pathogen?

A pathogen is an organism that causes disease (they are PATHOlogy GENerators). A pathogen that does not cause disease is an oxymoron.


If a pathogen is in drinking water what will it cause?

A very broad answer to a very broad question... A "pathogen" as defined by a dictionary would be, "any disease-producing agent, esp. a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism." First- a "pathogen" in drinking water will cause nothing unless someone or something drinks the water or if the "pathogen" enters the body/host by some other means... Second- even once the "pathogen" enters the body it may still cause nothing, as the quantity of the "pathogen" must be sufficient to cause the would be disease... Third- because a "pathogen" could be any one of millions of things, what disease would be caused by your hypothetical "pathogen in the drinking water" would depend entirely on what it is... You should seriously consider being more specific about your question. If you are interested in a specific pathogen and the associated disease, please try again.


Any organism or particle that can cause an infectious disease is called a?

Pathogen.


What is the difference between a pathogen and a disease?

Pathogen is the agent or the culprit that causes a disease while the disease is the end result of what a pathogen did. Example: HIV virus is the pathogen while AIDS is the disease state that can result from high HIV viral load.


Are Macrophages microorganisms that cause disease?

No, I believe it is a pathogen.


What is the name of bacteria that cause disease?

They are called "bacterial pathogens".


What is the medical term meaning ability of an organism to cause disease?

Pathogenicity is the ability of an organism to cause disease.


What is another name for bacteria and viruses that cause disease?

pathogen


A foreign invader that may cause disease is called?

pathogen