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True pathogens can cause illness in a completely healthy person. They will cause sickness in a normal, uncompromised immune system.

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A true pathogen is a microorganism that can cause disease in healthy individuals with normal immune systems. Examples include certain types of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites that are capable of causing illness without the need for any predisposing conditions.

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A true pathogen is capable of causing certain diseases in a person's body because it capitalizes on a body when the body's immune defenses are compromised. Examples are influenza and plague.

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