pathogen
biological entity that causes disease in its host, which is typically an infectious microorganism or agent, such as a virus, bacterium, protozoan, prion, viroid, or fungus
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pathogen
Summary
pathogen ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,004 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- pathogen is a type of disease causative agent[2].
- pathogen is a type of biological hazard[3].
- pathogen is a type of organism[4].
- pathogen is the opposite of nonpathogenic organisms[5].
- pathogen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pathogenic microbes[6].
- pathogen's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[7].
- pathogen's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[8].
- pathogen's has effect is recorded as infectious disease[9].
- pathogen's has effect is recorded as infection[10].
- pathogen's has characteristic is recorded as pathogenicity[11].
- pathogen's different from is recorded as germ[12].
- pathogen's has host is recorded as vector[13].
- pathogen's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Zika Corpus[14].
- pathogen's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[15].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include disease causative agent[2], biological hazard[3], and organism[4]. pathogen is the opposite of nonpathogenic organisms[5].
Influence
Things named for pathogen include biosafety level[16], a classification scheme[17].
Why It Matters
pathogen ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,004 views/month).[1] pathogen has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] pathogen is known by 90 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]
Entities named for pathogen include biosafety level[16], a classification scheme[17].