pathogen
Type: organism Aliases: pathogensmicrobial pathogen
- Systems Analogy A harmful germ or bacteria that causes disease in the body.
- Formal Definition Any microorganism (bacteria, virus, fungus, or parasite) capable of causing disease or chronic inflammatory damage in a host organism.
Mentioned In
- Biological CircuitsGut Dysbiosis & Microglial Priming in Alzheimer's
- Book SynthesisWhen the Body Says No: Stress, Differentiation, and Disease
- Conceptintestinal barrier, intracellular, pathogenicity
- OrganismPorphyromonas gingivalis
- Processautophagy
Scientific Sources & Literature Citations
- [1] Book / Monograph Oleske DM. Epidemiology of Chronic Disease. 2nd ed. 2018. ↗
"A pathogen is an infectious agent capable of causing disease."