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The disease causing organisms are referred as ____________.

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The disease causing organisms are referred to as PATHOGENS.

A pathogen or infectious agent is a biological agent that causes disease or illness to its host.

The term is most often used for agents that disrupt the normal physiology of a multicellular animal or plant.

However, pathogens can infect unicellular organisms from all of the biological kingdoms.

There are several substrates and pathways whereby pathogens can invade a host.


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