pathogen
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Plague is a disease caused by the Yersinia pestis bacterium, the same pathogen that killed millions of people in Europe during the Middle Ages.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Axios reported this info as a “scoop,” but it’s relatively routine to surveil any pathogen that could cause severe damage to national security.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
There are encouraging signs that vaccines designed against other virus species could offer at least some protection, but Bundibugyo remains an example of a dangerous pathogen for which dedicated medical tools are limited.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
“If I were a bad actor trying to design a pathogen or something to do harm, I would not use AI,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The first is the lack of acquired immunity—immunity gained from a previous exposure to a pathogen.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
They help destroy pathogens and trigger the early inflammatory response.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
Rospotrebnadzor said Wednesday that the situation in the Irkutsk region remained "stable", and that nearly 5,000 tests had been conducted, none of which revealed dangerous pathogens.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Melting permafrost has also been known to release dormant pathogens, which have previously affected the Russian reindeer population.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Kate Herridge, a PhD student working on the project, said the next step was to "concentrate these water samples" and "find if any pathogens have attached themselves to the samplers".
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
All those microbes are still at an early stage in their evolution into specialized human pathogens.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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