Question

Any organism capable of producing disease is called _________.

Answer 1

Pathogen:

1. These are organisms that inhabit another organism (called the host) and cause a disease or disorder in the host.
2. Pathogens may be unicellular or multicellular and belong to a variety of taxonomical categorizations like bacteria, fungi, protozoans, viruses, worms, etc.
3. A few diseases caused by pathogens are:

• Typhoid (Salmonella typhi),
• Influenza (Myxovirus influenzae),
• Amoebic dysentery (Entamoeba histolytica),
• Candidiasis (Candida albicans),
• Filariasis (Wuchereria bancrofti).

Thus, any organism capable of producing disease is called a pathogen.