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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.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 14y agoA pathogen is any disease causing organism. Insects generally do not cause disease although they may be vectors or carriers of disease, for example, the mosquitos who carry malaria.
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∙ 10y agoThey are both the same thing, pathogen is something that causes a disease
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∙ 12y agoA pathogen (bacterial, viral, fungal) MAY cause disease, but not necessarily. Also, many diseaases are noninfectious - meaning that no pathogen is involved.
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What is the difference between a pathogen and a contagion?
A pathogen causes a disease while a contagion spreads a disease by direct or indirect contact.
What is the difference between a disease and a pathogen?
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.
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.
What is the difference between carriers and vectors?
Any agent that is capable of causing a disease is called as a pathogen. Vector is a DNA molecule carrying the gene of interest from one bacteria to the other to form a transformed cell.
What is pathogenic?
A pathogen is an organism that can cause a disease.
What is the difference between a carrier and a vector?
carrier harbour a pathogen but vector itself does not harbour the pathogen itself
What is a disease caused be a microbe?
The disease causing microorganism is called a pathogen.
What is an example of a disease carrying organism?
A pathogen is a disease carrying organism.
What is a carrier of an agent capable of causing disease?
A bacteria or virus that causes disease is known as a 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 is the difference between antigens and pathogen's?
An antigen is a body's system for creating antibodies to fight infection. A pathogen is an infectious agent (or germ).
What does pathogens transmitted throgh air cause?
Any pathogen causes disease. Which disease depends on which pathogen.
