Disease agent

pathogen /patho·gen/ (path´ah-jen) any disease-producing agent or microorganism.pathogen´ic

path·o·gen (p

-j

An agent that causes disease, especially a living microorganism such as a bacterium, virus, or fungus.

Pathogen

Any disease-producing agent or microorganism.

Mentioned in: Animal Bite Infections, Leprosy, Pseudomonas Infections

pathogen

[path′əjən]

Etymology: Gk, pathos, disease, genein, to produce

any microorganism capable of producing disease. pathogenic, adj.

pathogen [path´o-jen]

any disease-producing agent or microorganism. adj., adj pathogen´ic.

pathogen (path´oj

n),

n a microorganism responsible for causing disease.

pathogen, opportunistic,

n an infectious agent that can only cause disease when the host's resistance is low.

pathogen

any disease-producing agent or microorganism.

pathogen risk factors

risk factors dependent on the characteristics of the pathogen, e.g. virulence or persistence in the environment of a bacterium or virus.

pathogen

Popularly, bug Any disease-producing microorganism. See Blood-borne pathogen, Emerging pathogen, Food-borne pathogen, Intracellular pathogen, Water-borne pathogen.

Mentioned in	?		References in periodicals archive	?		Medical browser	?		Full browser	?
blood-borne pathogen blood-borne pathogens body substance isolation coinfection cross infection droplet infection dustborne infection emerging pathogen endogenous infection exogenous infection foodborne pathogen Green Bottle Fly Guanarito virus High Disseminator hysterectomy produced artificially reared pigs infection infection control mixed infection nosocomial infection	Vaccines wage their wars under the radar, priming immune systems to fight a disease agent that is quickly quashed if it ever does invade. A sensible precaution; Flu shot facts dispel fears by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) Although vaccines are not available to stop all forms of BRD they should reduce the impact and make cases easier to deal with, except when a new disease agent arrives on the farm. Calf house conditions can cause pneumonia; VET'S VIEW by The Journal (Newcastle, England) In the current climate where infectious disease agents and our immunity to these agents are constantly changing, we need to return to the "not-so-good old days" when our parents and grandparents knew that protecting themselves and their families against infectious diseases was part of their responsibility and an important part of daily life," said Bloomfield. Shared effort needed to prevent spread of infectious diseases by Asian News International	discopathy discoplacenta discoplasty discordance discordant alternation discordant twins discotomy discount Discovery Discovery Rule discreditable conduct discrete discrete x-rays discretely sampled data discretion discretizing measurements discrimination discrimination, legal discrimination, tactile discriminator discus discus interpubicus discus nervi optici discutient disease Disease agent Disease Cluster disease determinant disease flare-up Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs disease of regulation Disease of the Ds Disease of the Week Syndrome disease prevention disease registry Disease Simulation System disease-free animals Disease-Free Survival disease-modifying antirheumatic drug diseased Disenfranchised Disenfranchised grief Disenfranchised Population disengagement disengagement theory Disenrollment disequilibrium Disfiguring Surgery Disfluency disfunction disgerminoma	disdainful disdainfully disdainfully disdainfulness disdainfulness disdaining disdaining Disdainishly Disdainous Disdainously disdains disdains Disdeify Disdeign DISDI Disdiaclast Disdiapason Disdrometer Dise Dise Dise Dise disease disease disease disease disease disease Disease & Drug Free Disease Activity Score for 28 joints Disease agent disease and environmental alert report Disease and Illness disease and nonbattle injury disease and nonbattle injury casualty Disease Burden and Risk Factors Disease carrier Disease carrier Disease carrier Disease carrier disease cluster disease cluster disease cluster disease cluster Disease Control Disease Control Disease Control Disease Control Disease Control Disease Control and Environmental Epidemiology Division Disease Control and Prevention Disease Control and Prevention Department Disease Control and Vector Biology Unit Disease Control Division Disease Control Priorities Network Disease Control Priorities Project disease control programs disease control programs disease control programs disease control programs Disease Control Rate

Mentioned in

References in periodicals archive

Medical browser

Full browser

blood-borne pathogen
blood-borne pathogens
body substance isolation
coinfection
cross infection
droplet infection
dustborne infection
emerging pathogen
endogenous infection
exogenous infection
foodborne pathogen
Green Bottle Fly
Guanarito virus
High Disseminator
hysterectomy produced artificially reared pigs
infection
infection control
mixed infection
nosocomial infection

Vaccines wage their wars under the radar, priming immune systems to fight a disease agent that is quickly quashed if it ever does invade.

A sensible precaution; Flu shot facts dispel fears by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)

Although vaccines are not available to stop all forms of BRD they should reduce the impact and make cases easier to deal with, except when a new disease agent arrives on the farm.

Calf house conditions can cause pneumonia; VET'S VIEW by The Journal (Newcastle, England)

In the current climate where infectious disease agents and our immunity to these agents are constantly changing, we need to return to the "not-so-good old days" when our parents and grandparents knew that protecting themselves and their families against infectious diseases was part of their responsibility and an important part of daily life," said Bloomfield.

Shared effort needed to prevent spread of infectious diseases by Asian News International

discordant alternation

discreditable conduct